Trapeang Khnar Temple (Beng Mealea)
Located around 15km east of Beng Mealea temple and 170m or so north of the present-day road, which is also the ancient East Road that joined Angkor Beng Mealea and Preah Khan of Kampong Svay. The site may date to around the late 10th or early 11th century. At the time of visiting, early 2025, the site … Read more
Trung Khla Khmum Temple
Also known as Khla Khmom Temple. Originally a group of three small brick temples with a “library” building and an outer brick wall with an entrance on the east. Remains of all the structures can still be seen but it is the central shrine that has held up the best. The central shrine features false … Read more
Wat Preah Bat Buon Than
Contemporary monastery housing a carved rock depicting Vishnu. Near the monastery are a collection of older sema stones and sandstone remnants. On the north side of the contemporary pagoda, there are several huts, monks’ quarters, the pagoda that preceded the one in use today, and a hall surrounded by a fence, inside this is the … Read more
Kranhoung Temple
Located on the northern side of Phnom Kulen in Svay Leu district, and also known as Prasat Kro Nhung, it is the remains of a brick temple with two laterite annex buildings, with an outer enclosure wall with gopura on the east side, a moat, and a large basin in the northeast. On visiting the … Read more
Kon Ko Temple (Svay Leu)
Remains of a group of three brick temples with a long “library” immediately fronting the south tower which is preceded by the remains of an entrance gopura, a moat, and then another large laterite gopura which may have joined to a wall but little remains of such are seen. While the site is quite ruinous, … Read more
Phnom Thom (Mongkol Borei)
Cave where different archaeological remains were found inc. pedestals, representations of Ganesha, and a recorded inscription entry, K 1049 (Report: Cisark). The mountain itself is heavily mined on its other sides (05/02/22) to the point it has completely gone while the cave site appears to be protected although seemingly unkept at the time which is … Read more
Trapeang Popel Temple
Located to the southwest of Kranhoung Temple, the site apparently featured remains including laterite steps and a sandstone base. The site was noted briefly in Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen) Towards the West we first come across the complex ensemble near which the newly settled hamlet of Krañun (2) … Read more
Ta Brahm Temple of Kantuot Village
Also recorded as Ta Prohm, located north of Kulen Mountain south of Khna. It is a partially standing remains of a square brick temple with moat. The site is overgrown and accessible only via farm trails (12/22).
Ta Puong Temple
Partially standing laterite temple. Also recorded as Ta Boun as noted on two occasions in Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen To the northeast of Kantuot, on the right bank of the Aur Dham, stands the very ruined laterite tower of Ta Buon (17); probable starting point of a causeway leading east. … Read more
Ta Nup Temple
Also known as Prasat Samrong, it is recognised as being one of the many “Hospital Chapels” built during the era of King Jayavarman VII (reign 1181–1218). It’s a remote site, located on the north side of Kulen Mountain south of the village of Khna. The site features a central shrine, constructed of laterite and remarkably … Read more
Ta Toat Temple
Also known as Tatuot Temple (ប្រាសាទតាទួត), or Prasat Ta Tort (ប្រាសាទ តាទ័ត្), it’s located north of Kulen Mountain and southeast of the village of Kantout. The temple site has a general location easily recognisable by the large basin that normally sits to the eastern side of a temple while in this case, the temple is … Read more
Dangkao Temple
Remains of a brick temple. We went to visit the site (12/22) locals said not to bother as it was heavily shrouded in fresh thorny bamboo. Will try again mid-summer after everything dies off. Location marker aprroximated.