Wat Kamphaeng Ngam

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Kamphaeng Ngam is an abandoned temple located in the Aranyik district of the ancient city of Kamphaeng Phet. Next to Wat Sing, about 30 meters northeast, 1.1 kilometers north of the moat, 810 meters north of Huai Sai, and 2.2 kilometers north of the Ping River.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

Sediment deposited into laterite hills underground

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Dok Kamphaeng Ngam is located in Aranyik district on the northeast side of Wat Sing. A rectangular laterite wall is the boundary of the temple. The temple faces east. The buildings inside the temple were made of laterite and built in the east-west direction. Important buildings include

Viharn and main chedi which is a circular or bell-shaped chedi The small chapel is built outside the eastern temple wall. The base of the sanctuary is made in the form of a lotus base or a chicken breast indent or a porch both in front and behind. The main Buddha image inside the viharn is completely destroyed.

The main chedi, located next to the base of the viharn to the back, is made of laterite. The shape of the chedi is a bell-shaped chedi with a square base. The bell body and the top part has collapsed, leaving only the three-tiered lotus. The chedi is similar in shape to the main chedi of Wat Sing, but there is no arch at the temple at Kamphaeng Ngam (the Fine Arts Department 2009 :88 - 89).