Kap Kong Temple

Locate immediately north of Road 56 and 8km or so west of Samrong, Prasat Kap Kong is a large mound surrounded by a moat with access on the east. What remains of the actual temple is a large by oddly fascinating laterite base platform. Sandstone fragments can be seen here and there. It’s also a nice rest stop, with a table and chairs, shade, and even a swing!

Historical Notes

Translated from French, Iventaire descriptif Monuments du Cambodge, E. Lajonquiere, 1901-

Prasat Kap Kong. It is located 10 kilometers to the west of Samrong, the current capital of Chongkal province. It is a mound surrounded by a ditch-basin interrupted by a roadway to the east. There is a limonite base raised in its middle part and obviously prepared to serve as a base for a group of sanctuaries arranged on a north-south. line, but which were not built.

There are, however, large sandstone pedestals, a linga stone and a half-life-size statue head. on the head of which a cylindrical bump is surrounded, at the base. by a rim pierced with deep holes which appear to have been used to attach a goldsmith’s tiara.

Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..