Sukhothai Attractions:
The west Wat
Saphan Hin This
is situated on the hill 200 meters high. A pathway of slate
slabs leads to the sanctuary yard.
Wat
Aranyik Wat
Arnyik is located near Wat Saphan Hin. In the Aranyik area
dwelling places for monks (kuti), caves, and the bases of
ubosot and viharn line the pathway to the sanctuary.
Wat
Chang Rop This
is situated in Arnyik area. A chedi is decorated with an elephant
emerging from the base. A viharn base and laterite columns
are in front of the Chedi.
Wat
Chedi Ngam This
is situated on the hill in Aranyik area. The main sanctuary
is a round Singhalese-style chedi decorated with four niches.
On the east are a viharn and four small stone edifices. On
the north is a stone pond.
Wat
Tham Hip This
lies on the hill near Wat Chedi Ngam in the Aranyik area.
A viham and chedi base are still in existence.
Phra
Ruang Dam This
earthen work dam was formed to hold back water between Phra
Bat Yai and Kiu Ai Ma Hills and restored by Thailand's Irrigation
Department. Water from the dam will be used as replacement
whenever the water leve in other reservoirs goes down. This
dam is referred to in the Sukhothai inscription.
Wat
Mangkon A big
viharn and a round Singhalese style chedi are visible. Sangkhalok
architectural decorations were found here.
Wat
Phra Yun This
lies some 2,500 meters west of Wat Mahathat. The viharn enshrines
a standing Buddha image.
Ho
Thewalai Kasetra Phiman The
palace of god in the field near Wat Pa Ma Muang is a square
laterite triple tiered pedestal. Its form resembles that of
a mondop and was probably used to install Hindu images.
Wat
Pa Ma Muang The
sanctuary of the Mango Grove is an important one referred
to in Sukhothai inscriptions. The base of the Singhalese style
chedi and the ubosot still exist.
Wat
Tuk This lies
about 110 meters from Ho Thewalai. A square window-less mondop
is the main sanctuary; a viharn and chedis are in front.