The Wat Ku Kut is a little visited temple in the town of Lamphun comprising of a viharn, an ubosot, a sala and two ancient chedis.The temple was founded around 1150 when Lamphun was the capital of the Mon Dvaravati Kingdom of Hariphunchai. According to local legend, the temple was founded much earlier in the days of Queen Chama Thewi, who founded the town of Lamphun in the early 9th century. The Wat Ku Kut is also known as Wat Chama Thewi or Wat Chama Devi named after the Queen.Local legend tells that the spot where the temple was to be erected was determined by firing an arrow. The spot where the arrow landed marked the location. The most noticeable structures of the Wat Ku Kut are its two ancient chedis.The chedi was built by King Athitayarat of the Hariphunchai Kingdom to commemorate his victory over the Khmer halfway the 12th century. The current structure is from 1218, when it was rebuilt by King Saphsit after an earthquake damaged the original.