Long Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Long Temple archaeological site Located on a large sandbar, about 3 km long from the north to the south, 500 meters wide, 3 -4 meters above sea level and 1 -2 meters higher than the surrounding area. In the middle of the sandbar are religious sites. Scattered in a row is Wat Wiang, Long Temple, Wat Kaew (Nongkran Srichai, 2000, 169). Long Temple is located in the middle of Wat Wiang and Wat Kaew. It is about 500 meters from Wat Wiang to the north and Wat Kaew to the south. The Chaiya canal flows through the south, about 30 meters from the ancient site of Wat Long. At present, only the base of the ancient temple remains because the upper brick has been demolished. Kamphaeng Kaeo during the restoration of Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Khlong Chaiya, passing through the south of the ancient site

Geological conditions

Geological features of Surat Thani It is in the same group as the Eastern Seaboard Plains. with the germination of the land from river sediments The prevailing wind and sea water cause the plains to sink rivers and sand dunes, many of which are new sand dunes that were born during the Holocene about 11,000 years ago (Thailand Archeology Project (Southern) Division of Archeology, Fine Arts Department 1983 :1-4)

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The ancient site of Wat Long, currently only the base remains. because the upper brick was demolished to make a glass wall during the restoration of Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya Archaeological excavations have been carried out to inspect the mound in the year 1955 and the excavation and restoration by the Fine Arts Department 14 in the year 1982-1984 found that it was the base of the religious building. Contains

The bottom base, 1 set of Lotus Luk Kaew base, is in a cross-shaped layout, size 21.65x21.65 meters. It consists of a chopping board base. Grooves and masonry are left behind. Above it is the base of the lotus base, topped with glass beads, with traces of the pillars adorning the walls. The base of this floor was used as a royal courtyard. There is a way up in the east to enter the building hall of Rueanthat Building. There are traces of the ancient changes in the later period, namely, there is a brick frame around the base of the glass and filled with soil compacted to form a wide courtyard similar to the courtyard to cover the original base. Then change the new way to meet the porch on all 4 sides of the elemental house. Next to the courtyard is a set of lotus base and lotus base set.

The elemental house was found only at the base of the elemental house. Ruen That has a porch that stands out on 4 sides, the east porch measures 4x4 meters, and the other 3 porches have a size of 1.75x2.70 meters. Every outer wall has a pillar decorated the building in the middle. (Nongkran Srichai, 2001,177 -179)

Important antiques found from the excavation of Wat Long's ancient monuments include raw clay amulets of Dvaravati and Khmer art mixed together around the base of the archaeological building. Set the age of around the 17th-18th Buddhist century, the Sung and Yuan dynasty wares set the age around the 18th -19th Buddhist century, Celadon porcelain, Chinese wares of the Ming and Qing dynasties. , Sukhothai wares, fragments of clay pottery, folk style, etc.

Wat Long is the largest stupa in the ancient city of Chaiya. It is 1 times larger than Phra Borommathat Chaiya, assuming that it was originally an important religious place. It was built around the 14th-15th Buddhist century and was re-used during the Ayutthaya period around the 18th -22nd Buddhist century.