Located beside the Wat Neak Ku, near to Banteay Srei Temple, the ancient temple at Prasat Ku has long gone and been replaced by a contemporary shrine that is quite beautiful with images of Neang Konghing (Preah Mae Thorani – goddess of the earth from Buddhist mythology) and fronted by two stunning nagas. On either … Read more
Remains of an ancient site including a mound with scattered bricks, an array of laterite blocks, sandstone plinths, and a sandstone pedestal housed in a shelter. The site is located just north of road 6 and with its shady tree has become a nice spot to stop and take a break from driving.
Also recorded as Tuol Ta Pich Temple Base, Ta Pec, and Tuol Don Srei, it’s the site where an important inscribed stele was discovered. It’s located 6km east of the RN 6 in Baray District, and just south of the road, it’s a large moat-surrounded mound accessed from the east. On visiting in Sep 2023, … Read more
Located just south of RN 6 on the road that leads to Kampong Leang, Toul Vihear was a site where remains of an ancient temple were recorded. To the east, the large basin of the ancient site is still functioning well. Those remains included laterite and brick, along with window columns, doorframe, and the sandstone … Read more
Also recorded as Tuol Yeay Srei Temple Base, it’s located 6km east of the RN 6 in Baray District, and around 1km east of the ruins of Ta Pich. It’s a large moat-surrounded mound accessed by wading through the rice fields and entering from either the east or west side, the traditional entrance would have … Read more
Located east of the RN 6 in Baray District, the site is moat moat-surrounded mound featuring a contemporary shelter/shrine and a collection of ancient sandstone remnants from a temple that once existed here. The collection of remnants includes mostly pedestals, some of a slightly unusual nature which may have been masonry altered when the site … Read more
Location of a contemporary monastery and pagoda that is also the location of an ancient site known as Prasat Samroang Preah Theat or Tuol Balang. The site features a new pagoda and an older wooden vihara/pagoda. The olden wooden vihara is perhaps not as old as it looks, but its foundations may well date to … Read more
Large rise with several modern shelters and what may be ancient remnants. (Not 100% that this is the correct name for the site!)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda set on large grounds, featuring several older style chedi. Some speculate as to whether this may have been the location of an ancient capital/palace or at least a significant site in the 16th century. Some of the stupa/chedi is quite interesting, and at least one may correlate to that time, plus … Read more