Wat Nong Phikun

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Nong Phikun is a large abandoned ancient site. It is located outside the ancient city of Nakhon Chum on the south side. within the current Nakhon Chum Subdistrict Municipality The surrounding area is a plain field. The north side of the temple is near National Highway 101, about 1.4 kilometers west of the Ping River.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River, Suan Mak Canal

Geological conditions

The Ping River Basin is deposited with sediments, gravel, sand, silt and clay. There is a canal that flows from the western mountains into the Ping River.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Wat Nong Phikun is located on the Nakhon Chum side. It is next to Wat Nong Lanka to the west. There is a rectangular measurement plan. The temple faces east. The temple wall does not appear, but there are traces of digging a moat around to show the temple boundary, called Utoksima, which is a popular temple layout in Sukhothai culture.

Important buildings include

square plan mandap Serves as the main chedi of the temple The mondop was made of bricks with a base of about 1.5 meters high, with solid walls on three sides, except for the entrance and exit on the east side only. Inside, traces of a large Buddha image were found, but it is now completely destroyed.