- Area: Siem Reap Province > Varin District > Srae Nouy Commune > Khnar Phtol Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
A group of three ruinous temples open to the east with false doors on the other sides. The center tower is brick while the north tower is of laterite construction and the southern tower no longer exists. Both the existing towers open to the east and the brick tower has false doors on its other sides formed by the brickwork with unique carved edging highlighting the frame. The laterite tower appears to have a false door shaped into the laterite on its western side but not the other sides and it still has its sandstone doorframe on its eastern opening.
There is a laterite “library” building built in laterite fronting the towers and opening to the west, which features windows on its upper level formed by horizontal slits hacked into the laterite. There’s also a sandstone block laying on the ground, amongst lots of others, that appears to be a window also but to which of the laterite construction does it belong?
The site has a moat but to trace of an outer wall and there is also a large basin in the north which was being excavated at the time of writing,
Western also door on the brick tower 
Beautiful edging on the frame of the false door 
Brick tower 
Remnants of a pedestal 
Crown piece or cap that would have likely topped the brick tower 
Laterite tower 
The library building 
Library entrance 
Window? 
Decorative carving around the pediment area 
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Site Info
- Site Name: Khnar Phtol (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទខ្នារផ្ទោល
- Reference ID: HA12282 | Last Update: December 15th, 2021
- Other Names: ប្រាសាទខ្នារផ្ទោល, Kna Phtoul temple
- Tags/Group: b, Kulen, pr, Temples
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Varin District > Srae Nouy Commune > Khnar Phtol Village
- MoCFA ID: 1172
- IK Number: 249.07
