Temples

Wat Preah Vihear Khpuos

A contemporary monastery and pagoda that once had an old wooden vihara hall demarcated by ornate sema stones also featuring a stupa (refer Cisark #1615). Today, a new pagoda is under construction. Near the pagoda, a shelter housing remnants of an ancient temple can be seen including a sandstone spout, plinths, and a moonstone (doorstep).

Spean Svay

Laterite bridge consists of 4 arches visible but that was to include 7. It measures 22.5 m long, 7.8 m wide and 3.45 m high (source: Cisark).

Prasat Reangsey Pagoda

Contemporary pagoda that is built on a moated ancient site. On the east, you can see a neak ta shelter housing various small fragments of the old site. On the west of the pagoda there is an interesting shrine housing more remnants of the ancient site. The monastery complex is quite large and one of … Read more

Boeng Veng Temple

Located north of the main group of temples in Koh Ker, it’s also known as Prasat Beng Veng and Prasat Ben Ven. Still standing today is one brick shrine in what is recorded as a group of three built upon a common laterite base and opening to the east. The site is notable for featuring … Read more

Ponlei Temple

Remains of a square laterite temple with outer wall

Spean Thnâl Dach

Laterite bridge consists of 4 arches visible but that was to include 7. It measures nearly 27 meters long, 7.5 to 8 m wide and 3 m high (Source: Cisark).

Prei Prasat (Trapeang Prei)

Prasat Prei, also known as Prasat Trapeang Prei, is a square laterite temple with a basin on the north and south. The temple, unusually, opens to the south and features a sandstone doorframe that is flanked by decorated door columns that are notable for their style. It has a tiered laterite base with steps on … Read more

Wat Kraom

Monastery built upon the site of an ancient temple, also where an inscribed stele was found believed to have originated from Wat Lo

Wat Sala (Soutr Nikom District)

Also recorded as Wat Sovan Seila (Khmer: វត្តសុវណ្ណសិលា), it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda that retains the remnants of an ancient temple site perhaps dating to the tenth century. Nearby the pagoda is a collection of remnants of the ancient temple that may have dated to around the 10th century including a decorated pilaster, statuette … Read more

Wat Leu

Also recorded as Vat Lo, Chean Chum, Pothivong Leu Pagoda, Can Cum, and Vat Pothivon Leu… It’s a contemporary monastery that is built upon a base of laterite likely originating from an ancient temple site. It is also the origin of inscriptions recorded under

Sak Kraop Temple

A small brick temple built over a laterite base structure. Whilst there is not a lot to see with the main body of the tower no longer, it is still interesting, at least for temple geeks. The site opens with ascending stairs from the east and what would have been an unusual chambered style of … Read more

Spean

Laterite blocks indicating the presence of an ancient bridge (source: Cisark)