A list of ancient sites and temples, with map, located on and around the Phnom Kulen Mountain range. Local guides are a must for sites in this area.
See here for sites on the actual Phnom Kulen mountain. For visiting sites on Phnom Kulen you will need to purchase a ticket (available at City Hotel or mountain entrance) and enlist the services of a local guide via Analong Thom CBTC.
Located on the north side of Kulen Mountain in Svay Leu District, it’s also known as Khlong Ka (or Khluń Kar), Ta Nhan, and Prasat Yoni. It is believed to be a 12th c temple although there is no inscription or even architectural decoration to help determine its era. It’s a single shrine, rectangular, built … Read more
Remains of a brick temple. We went to visit the site (12/22) locals said not to bother as it was heavily shrouded in fresh thorny bamboo. Will try again mid-summer after everything dies off. Location marker aprroximated.
Also known as Tatuot Temple (ប្រាសាទតាទួត), or Prasat Ta Tort (ប្រាសាទ តាទ័ត្), it’s located north of Kulen Mountain and southeast of the village of Kantout. The temple site has a general location easily recognisable by the large basin that normally sits to the eastern side of a temple while in this case, the temple is … Read more
Also known as Prasat Samrong, it is recognised as being one of the many “Hospital Chapels” built during the era of King Jayavarman VII (reign 1181–1218). It’s a remote site, located on the north side of Kulen Mountain south of the village of Khna. The site features a central shrine, constructed of laterite and remarkably … Read more
Partially standing laterite temple. Also recorded as Ta Boun as noted on two occasions in Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen To the northeast of Kantuot, on the right bank of the Aur Dham, stands the very ruined laterite tower of Ta Buon (17); probable starting point of a causeway leading east. … Read more
Also recorded as Ta Prohm, located north of Kulen Mountain south of Khna. It is a partially standing remains of a square brick temple with moat. The site is overgrown and accessible only via farm trails (12/22).
Located to the southwest of Kranhoung Temple, the site apparently featured remains including laterite steps and a sandstone base. The site was noted briefly in Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen) Towards the West we first come across the complex ensemble near which the newly settled hamlet of Krañun (2) … Read more
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
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
Cave with rock carvings
Remains of a brick temple
A group of three ruinous temples open to the east with false doors on the other sides. The center tower is brick while the north tower is of laterite construction and the southern tower no longer exists. Both the existing towers open to the east and the brick tower has false doors on its other … Read more
Also known as Prasat Neang Kong Rey. Mostly fallen remains of a central brick temple with four annex buildings, an outer enclosure wall with an entrance gopura, and basins in the northeast (according to records). The site retains a large number of remnants including decorated door columns, pedestals, and base molding pieces. The site is … Read more
According to reports, it’s the ancient ruins of a laterite temple with a “library” and outer enclosure wall with gopura on the east. Location approximated.
Small, mostly in ruin brick temple.