Wat Thom (Mongol Borei District)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda, also known as Wat Kandal, located at the northern end of Phnom Toch in Mongol Borei District. Also see Wat Phnom Toch which is located at the southern end of the mountain. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022. Up a separate staircase, there is a series of graves and at the … Read more

Wat Phnom Toch (Mongol Borei District)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the southern end of Phnom Toch in Mongol Borei District. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022 Continue up to the top of the mountain and there are several lookouts, chedi, and small shrines to wander around.

Wat Phnom (Mongkol Borei)

Also recorded as Wat Kiri/Wat Phnom Prasat. It’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda that also houses relics of an ancient temple (Prasat Phnom Thom). Directly east is the cave of Phnom Thom Cheung. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022

Wat Po Rieng

A quirky and unusual pagoda located in Ou Prasat Commune of Mongkol Borei District. I dropped by here in Feb 2022 (see Red Dot Tour) although at that time it was still under construction with the seemingly sole monk working tirelessly on the creation of a Walt Disney-style Buddhist pagoda. Dropping by again in August … Read more

Wat Russey Krok

Located just south of Mongkolborei market and the Mongkolborei river, Wat Russey Krok (or Wat Ruessei Kroak) is a beautiful pagoda of the Battambang style that originated in the early to mid-1900s.

Wat Anhchanh 

Contemporary pagoda and monastery located on the north bank of the Mongkolborei River.

Wat Luong (Mongkol Borei)

Also recorded as Wat Loung Si Sovath Ratanaram (Khmer: វត្តហ្លួងស៊ីសុវត្ថិរតនារាម). The pagoda is a little unique with its chambered entrances, although there are a few others. Unfortunately, the pagoda wasn’t open on our last visit. The 25m tall stupa was completed in 2018.

Wat Koh

Sitting beside the contemporary pagoda, the beautiful old pagoda at Wat Koh features several remnants from an ancient temple including a number of small sandstone pedestals. As mentioned, and just across from the old pagoda is the contemporary pagoda

Tuol Yeay Bun Temple

A brick mound on which were found a few blocks of laterite and sandstone, surrounded by a moat.

O Prasat Cheung Temple

A brick mound on which found a decorative pedestal fragment sandstone laterite blocks and fragments of sandstone; surrounded by a moat.

O Prasat Tbong Temple

A brick mound on which one can see the foundations of a laterite temple, pedestals, fragments of sandstone and shelter Neak Ta. Surrounded by a moat with a basin nearby.

Khlaeng Kong

A brick mound on which were found fragments of sandstone and laterite few blocks, surrounded by a moat.

Kôk Phnov

Mound where laterite pieces were found

O Thom

A mound here pedestals and female representation were found.

Ampil Toek

Mound on which found a sandstone fragment and some laterite blocks surrounded by a moat.

Thngan Tret

Small rise surrounded by a moat. No vestige apparent. (report: Cisark)

Neak Reach

Mound with sandstone and laterite blocks seen

Kok Balang

Large mound with a shelter Neak Ta containing sandstone and laterite fragments.

O Thmâ Dâp

Great mound with houses, with no apparent trace.

Neak Ta

Mound with laterite blocks on which was placed a shelter Neak Ta with fragments of sandstone.

Kôk Barang

Large mound, surrounded by a moat, with a basin in the east, where one can see a block of sandstone and shards. (Cisark)