Also recorded as Wat Prey Dangherm (Khmer: វត្តព្រៃដង្ហើម), it’s located some 13km west of Siem Reap city, and immediately to the southeast of the remnants of the ancient temple, Prasat Prei Danghaeum. The site retains several pieces including a sandstone pedestal and colonette fragment which are likely from the nearby temple site. Interestingly, stored by … Read more
Located in the floodplains of the Tonle Sap Lake, along a canal that leads north off the Sangker River, Wat Mechrey is one of the more characterful and unique pagodas in the wider Siem Reap area. The Pagoda itself is not ancient, perhaps dating the the mid-late 1900s, while it does carry some remnants of … Read more
Located some 13km west of Siem Reap city, Prasat Prei Danghaeum (or Dangherm) features remains of what was a group of seven temples with two “library” buildings surrounded by an enclosure with a gopura on the east. Further to the east is a large basin and historical reports also note there being a moat. Two … Read more
The site features a basin in the east, which has the appearance of an Ankorian-era temple site. It was recorded on Cisark as “Mound with a basin in the east.”. On visiting the site, an older lady told us she remembered there being laterite blocks many years ago, but someone had taken them away.
Located 1.2km west of Wat Kok Khpous, it appears to have once been a moat-surrounded mound typical of ancient Angkorian temples. At the site today, only a small collection of laterite blocks remains to be seen above ground.
By satellite imagery, there is a clear appearance of the site of an Angkorian-era temple, e.g. a moat-surrounded mound with a basin to the east. On visiting the site, it’s moat is notable. Locals living adjacent were adamant there was no temple nor any such remnants there. We didn’t try to access the site, which … Read more
A recorded mound that may have been the site where an important stele was originally located. The stele was recorded by French surveyors in the early 1930s as being found half-buried, on a low prominence, about three kilometres west of Wat Kok Khpos. Its exact original location is not completely clear. The marker for the … Read more
Mechrey Floating Village is located on the northern edge of the Tonle Sap Lake, east of Siem Reap city. It is an alternative destination to the well-visited Chong Kneas for those who want to admire this unique and traditional way of life living on the water. The site is reached by tour boats which depart … Read more