Kampong Thom Province
A map of attractions and ancient temples sites in Kampong Thom Province Cambodia. Kampong Thom is home to the UNESCO World Heritage listed Sambor Prei Kuk group of temples and several other significant ancient sites including Prasat Andet, Prasat Svay Ier, Kok Nokor Temple, Phnom Santuk and many more.
Wat Pnov (Kampong Thom)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Stoeng Chinit river in Pnov Commune, Kampong Thom. It features some laterite blocks that may be from the ancient temple that once existed in the village, Prasat Pei, along with relics of an older Buddhist Terrace of the late post-Angkorian era (15th-19th c). It … Read more
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 Ponlea Chey
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants of an ancient temple including sandstone pedestals and fragments of sema stones.
Wat Pou MeanChey
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located along the route to Sambour Prei Kuk. Also recorded as Maha Vipassana Pagoda. At the time of visiting (Dec 2022) the pagoda was undergoing renovation with new murals in the works.
Wat Prasat (Stoung, Kampong Thom)
Also recorded as Wat Prasat Svay Chrum, located in Stoung district of Kampong Thom, its a contemporary monastery and pagoda housing remains of an ancient temple site. Ancient remains seen include a lintel and sandstone plinth. The village here is quite beautiful and nearby is the Prasat Ampil Rolom.
Wat Prasat Samreth Chey
Contemporary monastery and pagoda. In a shelter it appears to house what may be an ancient grinding stone, or a replica thereof.
Wat Prasat Svay Prei
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that houses ancient remains including two lintel fragments, spouted pedestal, decorated door column fragment, and sandstone plinths.
Wat Preah Damrei (Stoung)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda housing several ancient temple remnants and older stupa. Ancient remnants include a very decayed decorated lintel, several pedestals all of an unusual style, and other fragments. There are several older-style stupa/chedi, one with a bell-shaped top, constructed of brick is quite interesting.
Wat Preah Krasang (Kampong Svay)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants from an ancient temple site and from the post-Angkor era including older style stone carved sema.
Wat Preah Vihear Khpuos
A contemporary monastery and pagoda that once had an old wooden vihara hall demarcated by ornate sema stones also featuring a stupa (refer Cisark #1615). Today, a new pagoda is under construction. Near the pagoda, a shelter housing remnants of an ancient temple can be seen including a sandstone spout, plinths, and a moonstone (doorstep).
Wat Prey Phlu
Also known as Wat Trapeang Rong, it’s a uniquely small pagoda surrounded by ornate sema stones.
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 Ruessei Cheah
A beautiful old contemporary monastery and pagoda that’s under restoration (as of mid-2022)
Wat Sambour
Located just north of Prasat Sambour Prei Kuk, it’s a contemporary monastery with two pagodas. According to locals the older vihara and the small stupa date to 1941 while the new pagoda, 2015. It was unclear as to what the history of the site prior to 1941 may have been (see historical notes). The older … Read more
Wat Sandan
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants of a brick structure with a collection of older sema, and what may be ancient temple fragments.
Wat Serei Mongkul (Baray District)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda. At the time of visiting the pagoda was under restoration (Feb 2023).
Wat Slaeng (Kampong Thom)
Also recorded as Wat Sleng, it is a contemporary monastery with two pagoda, one very recent and the other dating to 1852 that houses remains of a much older ancient site. Those remains are numerous, including lintels, caitya, boundary markers, sema stones, and pedestals of diverse eras. Four of the lintels are set into the … Read more
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 Spean Krong
Located in the village of Spean Krong, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring ancient relics including a small collection of relics, and two sandstone plinths placed as a sema.
Wat Srey Rongit
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located north of Prasat Svar Ier. Near the pagoda there are several remnants of an older base sema (the domed piece), a fragment of what may have been a decorated door column of an ancient temple, a sema pedestal, and what may have been a partially completed stone carved post Angkorian … Read more
