Also known as Ta Nhean East, it’s a rectangular brick temple located atop the Phnom Bayang mountain range at Kirivong, Takeo. The ancient temple is met by a short walk up the mountain, passing spectacular views that are also overlooked by ancient gods old and new.
It’s a quite large brick temple, opening to the east with a sandstone doorframe that was once topped by a lintel now seen in front of the temple. Around the sides, false doors set into the brickwork with bold pilasters and pediments. The pilasters on the front of the temple still retain some of the original artwork and if you continue looking up you can still continue to see traces of relief work in the brick.
Adjacent to the temple is a contemporary monastery and a hall built over a brick monolith featuring an array of sculptures. A little further up is a sculpture in progress that leads to a trail that heads up to the remains of Kampoul Ta Non Temple. North/northwest of the ancient temple is the remains of Ta Nhean East. A short drive away to the west is Preah Ko Temple and Phnom Bayang Temple.
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- Reference ID: HA11935 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Ta Nhean Khang Kaeut (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទតាញាណខាងកើត
- Other Names: ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប|Ta Nhean East, ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប|Ta Nhean East, ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប|Ta Nhean East, ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប|Ta Nhean East, ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប|Ta Nhean East, ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប|Ta Nhean East, ប្រាសាទព្រះនាងសក់ក្រអូប, Ta Nhean Est (Pr.), P. Ta Nhean., Prasat Ta Nheau, Prasat Ta Nhean, Tà Năn E. (Pr.)
- Location: Ta Keo Province > Kiri Vong District > Preah Bat Choan Chum Commune > Trâpeang Srâng / Kâmpong Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 4
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 652
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 646
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Aymonier, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, Phnom Bayang, pr, ra, T4, Temples
Historical Inventories of Ta Nhean Khang Kaeut (Pr.)
- 1900, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 162 (Site Name: Prasat Ta Nhean, mentioned under Preah Bat Chean Chum Region: Treang)
- 1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 7 (IK #: 4 Site Name: Prasat Ta Nheau Region: Treang, Takeo)
- 1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Prasat Ta Nan )
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 646 Site: P. Ta Nhean. - 2 brick shrines. Region: Treang
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 113 (Site Name: Tà Năn E. (Pr.))
