Temples

Wat Tnaot Chum

Located on the bank of the Chinit river (Stoeng Chinit), the site is not only quite beautiful for its riverside setting but also for its stupa, an ancient relic, and a library built by the French in 1933. Nearby are the ancient temple sites of Tnaot Chum Khang Cheung Temple and Tnaot Chum Khang Lech … Read more

Wat Ang Popel

Monastery surrounded by a moat with an access road to the west.

Ang

Group of three mounds without remains

Wat Sithor

Built upon a wide low rise, Wat Sithor is an important site in the Middle Ages history of Cambodia but also the location of an ancient site dating to the tenth century. The monastery grounds feature a collection of quite old stupas, one quite prominently on the western side of the pagoda with a smaller … Read more

Wat Preah Vihear Suor

The monastery of Prei Vihear Sour features the remains of several very old stupa, one now protected under a shelter beside the pagoda, along with the remnants of an ancient temple including a Buddha on naga fragment and pedestal amongst other relics. It’s another important site in the post-Angkor 15th-16th century period being one of … Read more

Wat Chonloeng

Located on the contemporary monastery grounds are a group of three ancient temples. Two temples are in laterite and the third is a brick temple although only the doorframe remains standing. The three temples are aligned on a north-south axis and all open to the east. As mentioned, only the doorframe of the brick temple … Read more

Preah Srei Temple

Originally a group of temples, today, only one remains standing but, it is one of the most ornate of the big brick temples that are still with us. It rises up on a high base and opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe topped by a sandstone lintel supported by decorated round columns with … Read more

Toch Temple

Remnants of an ancient brick temple that was located atop a natural rise. Only the very base of the temple remains to be seen which does feature decorative carving around its edges. On one side of the rise, remnants of the sandstone doorframe which carries an inscription can be seen (K 138). On the other … Read more

Prasat Pros (Sa Khla Temple)

The tall brick temple is also known as Prasat Pros, Prasat Soklor, Prasat Kalo, and signposted as Brasath Bros/Brasath Soklor. The temple is located on a large mound in the plains to the north of Kampong Leang’s beautiful cluster of mountains. It is quite ornate featuring rich carvings and decoration crafted into its elaborate brickwork … Read more

Wat Preah Put Nipean

Today the site of a contemporary monastery and pagoda, it was built on the site of an ancient 7th-century temple whose remains are still visible. The monastery itself has a heritage dating to the Post-Angkorian period with an inscription discovered at the site dated to the 17th century. The Post-Angkorian inscription and a 7th-century inscription … Read more

Phnom Hu Phnov

Monastery built on the site of a ruined ancient square brick temple. Lieu of provenance of a recorded entry in the K 76 which was deposited in the National Museum of Angkor.

Phnom Baset South

Located on the hilltop, a monastery, Chinese temple, and venerated remnants of an old stupa.

Kuk Nokor Temple

Also recorded as Prasat Kuha Nokor and located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery, Prasat Kuk Nokor features a laterite temple with “library” building, outer enclosure wall, entry gopura, and basins. Outer gopura Library Central shrine Sema and other remnants