Also known as Prasat Phnom Preah Tevakh, the ancient temple is located atop the low mountain with one tall tower built atop a stepped laterite base which also appears as it may have once led to stairs down the mountain on its easter side.
The tower is constructed mostly of laterite although a lot of brickwork has been added likely during repairs to the temple site at some time. The stepped laterite base is approximately 20 m long (east-west) and, as mentioned, appears as though it may have had stairs leading down the mountain. The tower appears it may have had a hall (or mandapa) on the eastern front and recesses in its sidewalls where other temples often feature false doors of sandstone.
At the base of the small mountain, there is a new and beautiful pagoda being constructed (late 2021) and from there you can take a staircase to the top where you’ll find a large modern Buddha statue, several neak ta shelters, and the ancient temple itself. The view from the top looking down across the staircase to the modern temple and countryside beyond is quite pretty.
The Angkor National Museum houses a sandstone piece from here that represents Sumedha hermit (the young Buddha).
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Site Info
- Reference ID: HA12958 | Last Update: January 7th, 2026
- Site Name: Phnom Veak (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទភ្នំវាក់
- Other Names: ប្រាសាទភ្នំព្រះទេវៈ, Prasat Phnom Preah Tevakh, Phnom Veak, ភ្នំវ៉ាក, bhnaṃ vāk, phnom veak (véa)
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Banteay Srei District > Tbaeng Commune > Rovieng Ta Tum Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 552.1
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 1933
- Jean Boulbet Inventaire - JB: 288
- Boulbet-Dagens Inventaire - BD: 33
- Tags/Group: 12th to 13th century, b, BD, JB, Kulen, pr, Temples
Historical Inventories of Phnom Veak (Pr.)
- 1973, Boulbert, Dagens, Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen), p. 34. 4 (BD #: 33 Site Name: bhnaṃ vāk / phnom veak (véa) / ភ្នំវ៉ាក)
- 1979, Boulbet, Le Phnom Kulen et sa région carte et commentaire Jean Boulbet (JB#: 288 Site Name: Phnom Veak)
