Baray District

*Important: Some archaeological sites are approximated to the district level only. For sites outside the cleared tourist areas, you should seek a guide from the local area. 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 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 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 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 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.

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

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

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 Kdarmhar  

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

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 Tang Kork

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

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 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 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 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 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