Wat Chang Rob

Terrain

General Condition

The ancient site of Wat Chang Rop is an abandoned temple located on the southern slope of Khao Saphan Hin. East of Khao Phra Bat Outside Sukhothai to the west It is 2.1 kilometers from the western moat to the west, 1.5 kilometers north of Khlong Sao Ho, 100 meters east of Wat Phra Bat Noi, 100 meters southeast of Wat Aranyikma. meters away from Wat Saphan Hin to the south about 500 meters.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Khlong Sao Hor, Yom River

Geological conditions

Khao Saphan Hin and Khao Phra Bat Noi are limestone mountains in the fishbone rock category. Lampang rock group, Triassic period, 245-210 million years ago (Department of Mineral Resources 2008 :15) formed in the marine sediment deposition environment in northern Thailand.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The archaeological site of Wat Chang Rob is an abandoned temple in the Aranyik area of ​​Sukhothai. It is located at the southern slope of Khao Saphan Hin. East of Khao Phra Bat in the Pratak Mountains Outside Sukhothai to the west It is located 2.1 kilometers from the western moat to the west, about 1.5 kilometers from Khlong Sao Ho to the north, about 100 meters from Wat Phra Bat Noi to the east, and about 100 meters from Wat Aranyikma in the southeast. About 100 meters away from Wat Saphan Hin about 500 meters south.

Important archaeological sites include the main chedi, a circular chedi in the Lanka style. square base There are 24 elephants appearing half body, the chapel in front or east of the main chedi, size 6 rooms, laterite pillars, 5 chedi surround the main chedi and the chapel (Supatradit Diskul 1978 :93; Special Cheachanphong 2003 :35)