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

Ta Pich Temple (Baray District)

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

Tnaot Chum Khang Cheung Temple

Also recorded as Prasat Kambot/Kombot and Ta Hem. This fascinating small temple hidden away in the back blocks of a farming area features impressive carvings of a standing Buddha on its north, west, and south walls. The towering relief carvings are quite decayed but still clear in their outline. The carvings break a double cornice … Read more

Tnaot Chum Khang Lech Temple

Also recorded as Thnot Chum, West Tnaot Choum Temple, and just Prasat Tnaot Chum. It is a large tall square brick temple that opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe and false doors set in the brickwork on its other sides. The ancient temple is in surprisingly good condition, rising up with four false … Read more

Tuol Don Srei (Baray District)

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

Wat Angkor Tung Knong

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

Wat Banak

The contemporary monastery also recorded as Banork Pagoda houses several ancient remnants including a reclining Buddha atop the balan. It’s noted that two pre-Angkorian Buddha statues were found here (also see Cisark #1349). Dalet also recorded an ancient Buddha statue seen here noting it as “early Khmer art” (6-7th century) Inscription References

Wat Banteay Chas

Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features remnants of an older brick stupa of the 20th century on its eastern side. It was marked as “146” on Henri Parmentier’s map from 1935.

Wat Baray

Monastery built on the site of an ancient temple. Several remnants are collected on the western side of the pagoda including an ornate pediment fragment, chaitya/bollard, a very decayed lintel and other pieces. The pediment fragment is the most artistically intersting, featuring a depiction of Brahma (sadly beheaded) flanked by two “angels”. The contemporary pagoda … Read more

Wat Boeung Tbong

Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features remains from an 8th-century site and some from the post-Angkorian era of the 15th-19th century. The collection is incredibly fascinating, including the lintel that appears to still retain rendering in one of its medallions, if it is, that is something quite incredible. Other remnants include a moonstone, sandstone plinths, … Read more

Wat Chakto Lok

Also recorded as Chaktoluk Pagoda. It’s recorded as housing an ancient pedestal and bollard which I did not notice on the last visit nor was the pagoda open at the time.

Wat Chong Doung

A contemporary monastery and pagoda located west of the RN 6 in Baray District, Kampong Thom. The site is interesting for featuring a large collection of sandstone remnants that one assumes are from the pagoda that preceded the one we see today. Those remnants include some pedestal of Buddha statues, sema, sema pedestals, a fragment … Read more

Wat Da

A contemporary monastery that has a steam locomotive and passenger carriage on display! I don’t know but I will try to find out and update! The site also has a collection of curious bollards (?), ancient or not? Update: In my travels, I’d later learn that they are base sema that are deposited in wells … Read more

Wat Kang Meas (Kampong Thom)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the east bank of the Stoeung Chinit River in Kampong Thom. The area was marked as “147”, on Henri Parmentier’s map from 1935.

Wat Kdarmhar  

A contemporary monastery and pagoda in Chhuk Khsach Commune of Baray District, Kampong Thom

Wat Kdei Thlok

The monastery, also known as Wat Porpech, houses the remains of an ancient temple. On display beside the pagoda are a lintel and sandstone naga corner pieces. Further remains may be located inside the pagoda but sadly it was locked on last visit. Update – revisiting the site in 06/22 to see more remains stored … Read more

Wat Kreul

Also recorded as Krerl Pagoda. A contemporary monastery located in Baray District

Wat Pong Chas

Remains of an ancient site located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery. The collection of remains includes numerous laterite blocks and sandstone remnants including pedestals, door frames, a decayed and broken lintel, sema stone, and other pieces.

Wat Punneray

Monastery with ancient temple remains and two pagodas. Above the balan inside the larger pagoda there’s a large and beautiful chaitya from an ancient temple and inside the smaller pagoda there are also several ancient temple remnants.

Wat Sor Sophon (Kampong Thom)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the east bank of the Stoeung Chinit River in Kampong Thom. It features a beautiful gate that faces the river and a fragment of an old votive stupa perhaps indicating there was a pagoda that preceded the one we see today.

Wat Tang Kork

Also recorded as Wat Samdech Chortanhean. A contemporary monastery with a three-level pagoda, located in Baray District

Wat Tnaot

A contemporary monastery and pagoda, also recorded as Wat Purthivong Hathei, located west of the RN 6 in Baray District Kampong Thom. It features a collection of remains from ancient temples in the area.

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

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