Inscription

This map features sites where inscriptions have been noted. This listing is based upon: 1966, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 8 & 2017, Soutif, Esteve, CIK (Corpus des Inscriptions Khmeres), with some contemporary additions. Note: it does not include all the inscriptions discovered or released since that date.

Preah Theat Khtom Temple

Located atop a small hill surrounded by the farmland plains, this curious ancient site also features a monastery a new pagoda underway and some sculptures already in place. The central brick temple that remains only partly standing a couple of meters high has the remains of a laterite forebody, all of which is surrounded by … Read more

Prasat Chrung (NE)

One of the four prasats that sit at each corner of Angkor Thom’s outer wall. Located on the northeast corner, this one is a small but ornate sandstone temple featuring a small sandstone building (stele shelter) to the east which housed a stele with an inscription (registered as K.547). The inscription on the stele features … Read more

Prasat Chrung (SE)

One of the four prasats that sit at each corner of Angkor Thom’s outer wall. This one is located on the southeast corner. You can reach the site by a 20 min walk along the top of the wall from the south gate of Angkor Thom. It is also a place where you can watch … Read more

Kôk Prasat

Brick temple in ruin, the provenance of stele inscription K.872

Sasar Sdam Temple (Pouk District)

Monastery (Wat Sasar Sdam) built on an ancient site where an inscribed stele was found (K 832). The pagoda is still surrounded by the ancient moat and the remains of the ancient temple are neatly arranged on its western side.  The arrangement includes numerous sandstone plinths from door frames etc, some of which are pink … Read more

Toek Chô

An ancient area surrounded by an earthen levee.

Srei Krup Leak Temple (Sambor Prei Kuk)

Located northwest of the central cluster of temples of Sambor Prei Kuk, Prasat Srei Krup Leak consists of the remains of seven structures/shrines that, along with the nearby Prasat Robang Romeas, pre-date other temples in the area and are described as being at the transition of the earlier Chenla era to Sambor Prei Kuk architectural … Read more

Kampoul Ta Non Temple

Located atop the mountain, south of Ta Nhean East Temple, are the remains of a rectangular brick temple. The temple is only standing in part, rectangular, and perhaps once was similar to the temple lower down the mountain, with all the overgrowth and lack of remains it’s hard to know much else. There is a … Read more

Khien Sangkae

Remnants of an ancient site from where an inscription was discovered. Inscriptions

Wat Kamphaeng

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west side of Battambang city.

Kok Lvea Temple (Kampong Cham)

Partially standing remains of a brick temple. The temple opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe and remnants of false doors can be seen on the other sides. A false door can be seen on the upper false level too. It is located almost right by the sealed road that leads to Hanchey Temple. … 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

Ta Vong Temple

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

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