Sukhothai - Wat Sapan Hin

The Wat Sapan Hin lies on a hill at the edge of the Yom plain and offers a fine view of the mountains and Si Satchanalai. A paved path leads to the monastery giving it the name "temple of the stone bridge". In this wat King Ramkhamhaeng celebrated the Thot-Kathin festival annually in October, the end of the Buddhist fasting period. Tall stucco covered laterite columns once supported the wiharn. There is an impressive 12.5-m (41-ft) high statue of a standing Buddha in Sukhothai style leaning against a brick wall in the open, the right hand raised in a protective gesture. It is deeply revered by the population of the surrounding area.

Near by is a statue of a seated Buddha also in Sukhothai style. Ruins of another temple and a chedi can also be found. Parts of this wat were restored in the 20th c.