Ancient Remains & Temples

Group of three ruinous temples constructed from sandstone, laterite, brick and featuring wall, ‘library’ building, and basin in the east. At the time of visiting (late 2021) the site was heavily overgrown and for some of the description, I’ll rely on that by Boulbert & Dagens who surveyed the site in the late 60s and … Read more

Kôk Trâpeang Khnar Temple

Scattered remnants of a group of three brick temples, wall, two ‘libraries’, large basin in the east.

Kôk Beng

Kôk Trâpeang Ampil

Kôk Prasat Chhâk Chek

A moated site with only remnants that include lintel, colonette pieces, inscribed stele (inscribed on two sides, recorded, K # unknown), sandstone, and laterite pieces. A local described it as (remembering from childhood?) being three towers, facing east, made of brick. Cisark notes a channel crossing nearby made of sandstone plinths from the site. Gallery … Read more

Kraol Romeas Temple

Located atop Kulen Mountain adjacent to the popular waterfall, as far as I know, Prasat Kraol Romeas is Cambodia’s only temple that has a river running through it. While the majority of the temple site is located on the eastern side of the river, there are remains of the outer enclosure wall found on the … Read more