Puok District

Bangkaong Temple

Only sandstone doorframes remain standing of what was once three brick temples. Several lintels and sculptures were retrieved from the site as seen below Images via EFEO (dating from 1939-1962)

Spean Rolom Pil

Spean Rolom Pil is a small laterite bridge located along the ancient road that led out of Angkor to Phnom Srok (and beyond to Sdok Kak Thom). See a larger map of the ancient road network and bridges here and here.

Spean Stoeng Preah Srok

An ancient laterite bridge featuring 15 arches and measures around at least 30 m x 12 m (Brugier) and is overgrown with thorny shrub. The river has been diverted around the bridge and a rather large dam is being built on its northern side. A replacement bridge to the south joining the communities on either … Read more

Daun Troung Temple (Plang Temple)

A square sandstone temple with a short hall opening to the east with a “library” in the southeast built from laterite, a laterite wall, and an entrance gopura along with a large basin in the east. The site has a format similar to many of the hospital chapels built under Jayavarman VII yet no “hospital … Read more

Ak Yum Temple

Ak Yum (Khmer: ប្រាសាទអកយំ), also referred to as Ak Yom, is an ancient brick temple located near the West Baray in the Angkor Archeological Park. It is one of the oldest temples in the region and was also believed to have sat at the center of a larger urban area. It predates the Angkorian era, … Read more

Ta Moni Temple (Pouk)

Located northwest of Pouk and just north of National Road 6, Prasat Ta Moni was the site of several discoveries in the early 1900s. Originally, the site was reported to have featured the remains of two brick temples. Several artifacts were removed from the site and placed into conservation in the early 1900s including two … Read more

Wat Kok Khpuos

Monastery (Wat Kork Kphos – វត្តគោកខ្ពស់) built where lintel, sculptures, and a stele with inscriptions (K. 754) were found. Note: other references indicate the stele may have come from Kok Svay Chek. The inscription is notable for being partly written in Pali (the first of such?) and referencing Theravada Buddhism around the 13th c. Inside … Read more

Prei Danghaeum Temple

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

Kôk Prasat

Scant remains of an east-facing brick temple with moat.

Kok Dong Temple (Pouk)

Located to the southwest of Pouk, it’s the site of a ruined brick temple with a laterite base. At the site today, there is a small shelter surrounded by laterite blocks. Inside the shelter sits the sandstone pedestal of an ancient temple. The site is surrounded by development, including houses, a road, and farmlands, making … Read more

Trapeang Svay (Puok)

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.

Kok Kamnap (Puok)

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.

Kok Mon (Puok)

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