Contemporary monastery with an older wooden vihara. To the northwest of the pagoda are the remnants of an ancient temple site with only a scattering of laterite blocks to be seen atop a mound and nearby what may (or may not) have been a laterite-lined basin.
The old wooden pagoda and salaa. I believe nowadays the monk resides a little further north in a new salaa. Stored here is an unusual Buddhist boundary marker.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located just northwest of the village of Pyuor Chruk.
Po Damnak Pagoda is a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the village of Kdak. Just short of 2km north of here is the ancient temple Prasat Kdak.
Contemporary monastery with a slightly older style pagoda and a shrine to the legendary local monk of Tbeng mountain, monk Soung (Khmer: សួង).
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features an ancient “mile marker”/boundary stone. According to a local passerby, there were once two and they originate from somewhere far to the northeast of the pagoda.
A laterite gradin north of the Koh Ker group, a local commented it was part of or related to an old baray.
An old-style village prayer hall located east of a river and along the raised route from Koh Ker to Prey Veng village.
Located in Preah Vihear province near the border of Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey atop a small mountain (Phnom Tel Khmer: ភ្នំតែល), it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda with an older style wood columned vihara and more modern pagoda that offers superb views across the plains below and to the mountains in the distance. To … Read more
Located in the large Srayang Commune of Preah Vihear Province, Koh Ker Archaeological Site is an ancient capital city dating to the 10th century featuring over 50 recorded temples and over 100 archeological sites along with being home to Cambodia’s famed pyramid temple, Prasat Prang. Known in old Khmer inscriptions as Chok Gargyar and Lingapura … Read more
Signposted as Prasat Srot, it is the two “palaces” that flank either side of what was once the causeway leading to Prasat Thom, the principal temple of the Koh Ker group, and in turn the iconic pyramid, Prasat Prang. The term “palace” (or palais in French) used to describe this archetype was coined by early … Read more
Local monastery, The Temple of 5000 Buddhas and Northeast Region Vipassana Center, with a fascinating vision and construction program underway (Jan 2022). In the future perhaps, one hopes, an icon of contemporary Buddhism in Cambodia. Actually, I really look forward to a return visit especially to wander through the field of Buddhas, seemingly so methodically … Read more
Remains of a laterite temple with outer enclosure
Remains of a sandstone temple with library and outer wall. Location approximate
Located near the developing village of Prateal Hang and around 30km north of Srayong village, and around 6km to the northeast of Prasat Choan Sram, the site is also known as Prasat Komphus and is the remains of a group of five brick temples. As speculated by early French researchers, the site was possibly the … Read more
Prasat Khnar Makhop, located in Phum Penh Commune of Kulean District, Preah Vihear Province is recorded by Inscribed stele registered under K 667 as being one of the many hospital chapels. It has a generic layout as seen with others being a single sandstone tower, square, with a short hall leading east, “library” building in … Read more
Prasat Kon Ko, also recorded as Khna Makhop which is a name also given to the temple located 1km away to the northeast. Prasat Kon Ko is built atop a natural sandstone platform which also seemingly supplied sandstone to build the site. The site features a single shrine, cruciform in shape and opening to the … Read more
Prasat Pong Toek of Srayang Commune, Preah Vihear Province, is a group of three sandstone temples, two of which are mostly standing. The towers are aligned on a north-south axis, all open to the east and built upon a common laterite base. The central tower is slightly taller than the outer towers also with slightly … Read more
Located 3km to the southeast of Purrieng village, and just north of the ancient road that led from Beng Mealea to Wat Phu, Prasat Mak Ma is reminiscent of Temple d’Etapes that are seen along the same ancient road from Angkor to Preah Khan of Kampong Svay. In this case, the single shrine is built … Read more
