Located just west of Kulean in Preah Vihear province and north of the highway, Prasat Ba Thang is a group of three temples, built of sandstone and laterite that open to the east. The central tower is built of sandstone and may be rectangular with a forebody, reasonably complete, and built of sandstone while the … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Chin Srom, it’s a remote but large ancient temple site that dates to around the 10-11th century. It’s a fascinating site that’s made all the more interesting by its nowadays remote location north of Koh Ker and nearby the small village of Prey Veng. The site is cleared (01/23) and consists … Read more
Located 1300m directly south of Phnom Sandak and 600m to the southwest of Prasat Kon Chen, Prasat Kei is a tall laterite temple surrounded by an enclosure wall. To the east of the site, there is a large basin (dry) and perhaps a small basin to the northeast (also dry but likely holds water during … Read more
Located north of Prey Veng village and south of Tel Village in Preah Vihear province, Prasat Kon Chen (also known as Pr. Kon Chin) is a small temple site related to the nearby grand temple of Phnom Sandak. It’s a building type that the French researchers from the early 1900s would label “Palais” and features … Read more
A laterite gradin north of the Koh Ker group, a local commented it was part of or related to an old baray.
Located near the Siem Reap-Preah Vihear border, in Svay Leu district, Prasat Neang Teav is a group of three brick temple ruins. The site also features a laterite satellite building, maybe it was the “library”, and was surrounded by a moat. A single pedestal is seen although the site is quite overgrown. One of the … Read more
Also known as Prasat Nang Kou and Nong Kuh, it is located around 10km east of Svay Leu in Siem Reap Province. The site is located on the eastern side of a broad hill that overlooks farmland mostly being cultivated today to grow cassava and mango. On visiting in 01/2023, the site is quite overgrown … Read more
Also known as Prasat Phnom Sandok. It is a remote site but quite an incredible site, not only for its incredible location and its size but also for being one of the most important sites in the ancient Khmer empire due to its fascinating inscriptions. Whilst it’s not the easiest site to reach presently (01/23), … Read more
Located just north of the village of Trapeang Popel in Svay Leu district of Siem Reap, Prasat Popel is a group of three laterite temples, that was reported to have had a moat and basin in the east. At the time of visiting, 01/23, the three towers are heavily overgrown although it’s still possible to … Read more
Located near the Siem Reap-Preah Vihear border, and 1km south of the highway, also known as Prasat Songkei Sheng, it’s a group of four temples, a “library”, with an outer laterite enclosure wall. On visiting on 01/23, the site is quite overgrown but incredibly fascinating featuring three brick towers in a row on a north-south … Read more
Also known as Wat Prasat Trang, Prasat Trapeang Prasat, and Trapeang Ktom, it’s located around 5km east of Svay Leu village in Siem Reap. The site features a new pagoda and monastery is fronted by a small wooden vihara enclosed by the rearranged remains of an ancient temple site. Ancient remnants include laterite blocks, sandstone … Read more
An old-style village prayer hall located east of a river and along the raised route from Koh Ker to Prey Veng village.
Also recorded as Prasat Chey Preth Pagoda, it is located on the southeastern side of Preah Vihear city. The site features the remains of what was once a large ancient temple site and now also a contemporary monastery and pagoda. The ancient site is noted as being a group of three brick temples. The head … Read more
Contemporary monastery with a slightly older style pagoda and a shrine to the legendary local monk of Tbeng mountain, monk Soung (Khmer: សួង).
Contemporary monastery with an older wooden vihara and new salaa buildings under construction (01/23)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the foot of Phnom Tbeng
Located in Preah Vihear province near the border of Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey atop a small mountain (Phnom Tel Khmer: ភ្នំតែល), it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda with an older style wood columned vihara and more modern pagoda that offers superb views across the plains below and to the mountains in the distance. To … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that retains its older traditional wooden salaa and vihara whilst a new pagoda is under construction (01/23)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda housing a seemingly ancient boundary marker
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features an ancient “mile marker”/boundary stone. According to a local passerby, there were once two and they originate from somewhere far to the northeast of the pagoda.
Ccontemporary monastery and pagoda housing remnants of an ancient temple site. Here can see some Buddha statues and sema stone likely from the post-Angkor era and remnants of an ancient site including a Buddhist boundary marker.
Also recorded as Wat Tang You and “Rock Top Pagoda”, it’s one of Cambodia’s most unique pagodas, built atop a rock monolith, and a popular hiking area featuring several waterfalls on the eastern side of the massive Phnom Tbeng Meanchey of Preah Vihear. The site is reached via the northeast side of Phnom Tbeng where … Read more
A contemporary monastery and older style wood columned pagoda under restoration at the time of visiting (01/23). A passable dirt road leads past here that connects to the major north-south arterial to the east, and to the west it connects to Tel Village (Preah Vihear).
Located in Svay Leu district near the Siem Reap-Preah Vihear border, it’s an older wood-columned vihara with several meditation huts/monks quarters that have recently been refurbished.