Wat Tawet and Wat Tha Hoi With Drone Footage - Ayutthaya Thailand 2023

Wat Tawet (วัดเตว็ด)

The remains of Wat Tawet or the Monastery of the Guardian Spirit are situated off the city island, in the southern area of Ayutthaya in Samphao Lom Sub-district. The monastery was situated on the west bank of Khlong Khu Cham, in between Wat Noina and Wat Tama and opposite of Wat Tha Hoi.

In situ is a restored ruin of an ancient temple, which was excavated and restored in 2015. The foundations of a monastic structure in an east-west alignment located to the south of the site were reconstructed.

The southern wall of a north-south aligned monastic structure still stands and was
restored, as well as the foundations being reconstructed. The stucco decoration on the gables is still visible.

A large monastic structure to the east of the restored wall was excavated but not restored.

A newly laid brick path leads to a flight of stairs to the location where the Khu Cham canal bank once was. The stairs reach down about 3 meters below the present road on the right bank of the canal. The stairs are today about 10 meters distant from the canal, which gives us an idea of the former width of the Khu Cham Canal, being a short cut canal of the old Chao Phraya River.

Fragmented bricks and remains of Buddha statues can be seen on the premises.

Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.

The site, estimated being a square with sides of 130 meters, has been a victim of treasure
farming and brick stripping in the mid 20th century (as nearly all the sites in Ayutthaya).

Wat Tha Hoi (วัดท่าหอย)

Wat Tha Hoi or the Monastery of the Landing of the Shellfish was located off the city island, in the southern area of Ayutthaya. The remains of the monastery are situated east of Khlong Khu Cham, opposite Wat Tawet.

In situ is a restored ruin consisting of a number of brick foundations of walls and monastic structures as well as some bases of small chedi on the southern side of the premises. The site was excavated in 2015. The perimeter is roughly 110 meters wide on 160 meters deep.

Its historical background and period of construction are unknown, but the monastery
should at least date from King Narai's reign (1656-1688). We find a reference to this
monastery in the Royal Chronicles of Ayutthaya.

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