Constructed in 749 A.D. Wat Chamatewi dates back to the early Kingdom of Hariphunchai founded by Queen Chamatewi. Within the grounds of the temple lies a beautiful temple known as ‘Suwan Chedi Jungkote’. The architectural style of the period has produced a square chedi resembling a pyramid known as Chedi Kukut (Ku Kuthi). Each tier of the chedi is decorated with ancient Buddha images and enshrined inside are the ashes of the Queen. Another theory is that it was formerly the Mahaphol Chedi built by King Athitayarat in the Mahaphol field as a memorial for his victory in the battle with the Lawo Kingdom around the end of the 12th Century A.D. The chedi took its name ‘Kukut’ from the tip of the chedi that had broken off. ‘Ku Kuthi’ refers to a monk’s residence so it could refer to the arched bays around the chedi where Buddha images were placed. It’s believed that the present form is the result of renovation in the 13th Century carried out by King Sawathisit according to Wat Ku Kut stone inscription No 2.