Ancient Remains & Temples

Pursat Provincial Museum

Located centrally, the local museum houses a collection of remnants from ancient temple sites in the province. While the collection is small, some of the pieces are not seen elsewhere, an example are the unique sema stones with 3-dimensional iconography that came from one of the more important sites in the area, Bakan Temple, and … Read more

Ta Prohm Temple (Phumi Chamnom)

Mound of bricks surrounded by a moat which were found two pedestals, two busts of lions sandstone and fragments of sandstone doorway. (report: Cisark)

Chheu Teal Phliet Temple

Located on the eastern side of Preah Vihear province, around 20km west of the Laos border and 11km northwest of the village of Robonh, Prasat Chheu Teal Phliet is the ruins of a sandstone temple. It is a sing shrine, with a sandstone body that featured a brick superstructure, none of which is in situ … Read more

Kuk Temple

Prasat Kuk features an outer laterite enclosure wall with a central temple (in ruin), a library building in the southeast corner, and remains of a large entrance gopura on the eastern side. The central temple, constructed of laterite with sandstone doorframes, is almost completely in ruin and difficult to determine its original form. What remains … Read more

Phnom Sreh Tbong

Mound with laterite and sandstone pieces seen, southeast of Phnom Sreh

Spean O Chungruk

Laterite bridge located south of Spean Krasang at Ta Seng Village

Veal Phtei Temple

Also recorded as Phty (Pr.). A recently restored shrine located in the center of Beng Mealea’s baray comprised of a tall column atop of which is a seated Buddha on Naga. An APSARA team restored the shrine with local funding. Image prior to restoration (via information.gov.kh) You can reach the site via a trail leading … Read more

Krou Temple

Also known as Neang Meas, remains of a small brick temple group with one tower still partially standing. Pedestal and colonette fragment can be seen. On the east of the site, partly buried sandstone plinths can be seen and a part buried lintel fragment.