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Utthayan Muang Kao Pichit |
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About 7 kilometres from town on the Phichit-Wang Chick
road (no. 1068) is Utthayan Muang Kao Pichit The
park features an ancient town dating back more than 900
years. Most of the structures discovered were built during
the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods. The old town is surrounded
by city walls and moats. During the Sukhothai period it
was called Muang Sa Luang situated on the original bank
of the Nan River before the river changed its course, which
was the reason the town itself was moved to the new bank
in circa 1881 during the reign of king Rama V. In the town
centre is Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat with its large bell-shaped
Chedi inside of which have been found hundreds of votive
tablets. In front of the Chedi are remains of a Wihan. There
are score of small Chedis scattered around the site.
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