Temples
Mak Ma Temple
Located 3km to the southeast of Purrieng village, and just north of the ancient road that led from Beng Mealea to Wat Phu, Prasat Mak Ma is reminiscent of Temple d’Etapes that are seen along the same ancient road from Angkor to Preah Khan of Kampong Svay. In this case, the single shrine is built … Read more
Kei Temple
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
Neang Nong Temple
Remains of two brick temples
Toch Temple (Ko Muoy Village)
Located on the plains to the southwest of the grand mountaintop temple of Preah Vihear, Prasat Toch is a small, partially standing temple. The site consists of an outer wall constructed of laterite with an entrance on the east. This encloses a single shrine, which also opens to the east, and a “library” in its … Read more
Prei Phdau Temple
Remnants of brick tower with an outer enclosure on the summit of a small hill, southeast of Phnom Sandak and northwest of Prey Veng village (report Cisark). Location unconfirmed
Wat Piphetthearam
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in central Battambang on the east side of the Sangker River (or Sangkae if you like) a block north of the central market. It’s built in the traditional Battambang style of the mid-late 1900s. It features an ornate and eye-catching entrance gate, that gleams when hit by the setting sun. … Read more
Ta Prohm Temple of Tonle Bati – Takeo Province
A large temple complex featuring a square sandstone temple with two library buildings, an outer enclosure with vaulted galleries and pavilions, another enclosure with permanent basins, and entrance gopura on the east and west. The temple was built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th or early 13th century. It is … Read more
Spean Tbong (Oddar Meanchey)
Located just north of the much larger Spean Toap and to the east of Prohm Kel Temple, Spean Tbong is a laterite bridge with 13 arches recorded as measuring 43 m long and 9.5 m wide.
Spean Memay (Oddar Meanchey)
Laterite bridge featuring 15 arches and recorded as measuring 92 m long and 9.5 m wide. It is located less than two hundred meters south of the much larger Spean Toap and the two are connected in some way by a linear line of laterite blocks between the two bridges that are seen on the … Read more
Nokor Bachey Temple
Also known as Wat Nokor, the ancient site features a double enclosure, a naga balustrade on the eastern entrance, a galleried enclosure containing a further galleried enclosure that contains the cruciform-shaped central temple, and two libraries. It features an immense amount of artwork, some quite unique in the context of its. Perhaps its most unique … Read more
