Wat Phra Phai Luang
This sanctuary, formerly a Khmer-Hindu Shrine, is surrounded by a moat. It is second in importance to Wat Mahathat. Inside there are three prangs like Wat Si Sawai but the southern and the central ones have crumbled, leaving only the northern one decorated with stucco figures.

In front of these prangs are a vihara and a crumbled chedi, the latter having a pedestal decorated with stucco seated Buddha images. A mondop contains Buddha images in four postures, sitting, reclining, standing and walking.

They are now all in ruins. A Sivalinga was unearthed in the compound of the sanctuary.

Ruin of Old Celadon Factory
"Thuriang Kiln" is a site where Sukhothai celadons were made. Kilns exist in an area measuring 100 by 700 metres. Each kiln is divided into three sections; the fire area, the pottery baking oven and the flue.

The pottery found here is usually decorated by three different painted designs on their bottom, a disc, a fish and a flower. Forty-nine Kilns and small edifices are visible. To the north a pond has been dug into stone.

Wat Sangkhawat
The vihara here enshrines a stucco image of Sukhothai style. Behind stands a Singhalese-style chedi. To the south, a brick ubosot base is surrounded by slate semas.

Wat Hin Tang
The Singhalese-style brick chedi is supported by a laterite base and surrounded by a laterite wall. A Sukhothai inscription of Wat Hin Tang described Buddhist relices and religious rites.

Wat Si Chum
Originally surrrounded by a moat, a square mondop is the main sanctuary and contains a monumental stucco-over-brick Buddha image in the attitude of Subduing Evil, called "Phra Achana". This Buddha measures over 10 metres from knee to knee.

Wat Ton Chan
Outside the southern city wall, this beatiful old style temple has a brick Singhalese-style chedi enshrining Buddha images in niches. The brick vihara contains a handless stucco Buddha image. Fine votive tablets called Sane Achan are found here.

Wat Chetuphon
A mondop enshrines four buddha images in different postures, sitting, standing, walking and reclining. The outer walls of the mondop still retain a section in the form of slate pillar-balustraded window.

There is an entrance on the north side. Just behind the mondop is a small sanctuary which contains a Buddha image known locally as Phra Si Ariya,the Lord Buddha of the Future.

Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram
Has a round Singhalese-style chedi on a square pedestal and the vihara in front is surrounded by moats. A broken stone inscription in Pali and Thai was found and is thought to have been inscribed between 1400-1404.

Wat Viharn Thong
The main sanctuary is a brick lotus-bud shape chedi and quite an exceptional example of classic Thai architecture.

Wat Asokaram
Just outside the southern city wall, the bases of the main chedi and the viharn and the mondop are visible.

Wat Mumlangka
The Singhalese-style brick chedi and ubosot are all that remain.

Wat Saphan Hin
Situated on the hill 200 metres high. A pathway of slate slabs leads to the sanctuary yard.

Wat Aranyik
Sitting in the Aranyik area dwelling places for monks. Some great caves and the bases of the ubosot and vihara line the pathway to the sanctuary.

Wat Chang Rop
A chedi is decorated with an elephant emerging from the base. A vihara base and laterite columns are in front of the Chedi.

Wat Chedi Ngam
On the hill in Aranyik area, the main sanctuary is a round Singhalese-style chedi decorated with four niches. On the east are a vihara and four small stone edifices. On the north is a stone pond.

Phra Ruang Dam
This earthenware dam was formed to hold back water between Phra Bat Yai and Kiew Ay Ma Hills and restored by Thailand's Irrigation Department. Water from the dam will be used as replacement whenever the water level in other reservoirs goes down.

This dam is referred to in the Sukhothai inscription.

Wat Mangkon
A big vihara and a round Singhalese-style chedi are visible. Sangkhalok architectural decorations were found here.

Wat Phra Yun
2,500 metres west of Wat Mahathat, the vihara enshrines a standing Buddha image.

Ho Thewalai Kasetra Phiman
The palace of the God in the field nearby Wat Pa Ma Muang is a square laterite triple-tiered pedestal. Its form resembles that of a mondop and was 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
A square windowless mondop is the main sanctuary and a vihara and chedis are in front.

Wat Chang Lom
Located to the north of Chotwithithong Road, here you can see a bell-shaped chedi of Ceylonese influence standing as the centrepiece. The chedi is on a 3-tiered square base on which a platform decorated with elephants supports the round chedi.

This type of elephant-decorated chedi is to be seen in many ancient towns of Sukhothai period.

Wat Thraphang Thong Lang
A square mondop is the main sanctuary and in front of the mondop to the east is the vihara. Beyond the viharn stands an ubosot. The outer wall of the mondop is beautifully decorated by stucco figures in niches.

The southern side portrays the Lord Buddha flanked by angels descending from Tavatimsa Heaven. On the west the Lord Buddha preaches to his father and relatives.

The northern side depicts the episode when the Lord Buddha returned to preach to his wife. These stucco figures, especially those on the south, are masterpieces of Sukhothai art.

Wat Chedi Sung
The upper part of the chedi is round with the base being constructed in three tiered stages. This interesting Sukhothai type of chedi is of Sivijaya and Singhalese styles. In front of the chedi stands a small vihara.

Wat Hot Phayom
Standing in the rice-field outside the eastern city wall. The base of the vihara and the laterite pedestal are still visible.

Other places of interest

The Ramkhamhaeng National Park
This exquisite national park in Khao Luang district 20km south of the old city, has nature and historical background combined, covering an area of over 340 sq.km.

High hills and steep cliffs, some over 1200 metres above sea-level, sit together with fascinating falls and different species of plants and wildlife. The archaeological and historical sites with ancient remains and relices make the park even more attractive especially for critics and theologians.

For accommodation, reservations for bungalows and tents can be made through the National Park Division, Forestry Department. Contact Tel: 5790529, 5794842