Mueang Boran Bueng Khok Chang

Mueang Boran Bueng Khok Chang is an ancient moated settlement located at Ban Bueng Khok Chang in Phluang Song Subdistrict, Sawang Arom District, Uthai Thani Province. The site consists of earthen ramparts and a surrounding moat enclosing a former community and water reservoir. Attributed to the Dvaravati period, it is recognized as an archaeological site illustrating early settlement patterns and water management in the central plains of Thailand.

Visitors can expect an open, rural archaeological landscape centered on a large rectangular moated enclosure and the Bueng Khok Chang reservoir. The site features low earthen embankments, traces of an ancient moat, and flat agricultural surroundings. There are no reconstructed buildings; the experience is primarily viewing the historic earthworks, reservoir, and informational markers in a quiet village setting.

Mueang Boran Bueng Khok Chang is an ancient moated city attributed to the Dvaravati period (approximately 6th-11th century CE). The rectangular plan with earthen walls and moat reflects early urban planning and water management traditions of central Thailand. The site is registered as an ancient monument by the Fine Arts Department and represents settlement development before the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods.

The site demonstrates early community organization, water storage, and defensive planning in the Uthai Thani region and is valued locally as evidence of long-term habitation and cultural continuity in the Sawang Arom area.