Phnom Kuk
| Native Name | ភ្នំគុហ៍ |
|---|---|
| Alternative name | Preah Kuk |
| BA# | C1503001 |
| CISARK# | 1558 |
| IK# | 146.08 |
| Type | Other Structures |
| Location | |
| Village | Arang Pruoch |
| Commune | Ansa Chambak |
| District | Krakor |
| Province | Pursat |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Coordinates | 12.38286, 104.31992 |
| History | |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Deity | Buddha |
Phnom Kuk (ភ្នំគុហ៍ - Pronounced: P'nom Kook)
Small Buddhist cave shrine including stone, bronze and wooden Buddha images - some clearly old and others of more recent date - as well as several sandstone fragments among which a Ganesh figure can be seen. The site - more overhanging rock than cave to be precise - has clearly been used as a kind of hermit's cave for centuries.
Close by the cave is a group of 15 or so sandstone sema stones of an unusual square, pyramid-topped form. Curiously these are grouped in pairs on a small, cleared rock terrace in a boulder-strewn, forest site with no visible vestiges in the area. Quite what they originally demarked, halfway up a mountain in the middle of nowhere, and how long they've been there is a mystery.
The sites are reached by a rough path leading from Wat Phnom Kuk at the foot of the mountain
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- Tuol Prasat (Baribo) II
- Tuol Prasat (Kampong Chhnang)
- Tuol Vihear Chas (Kampong Chhnang)
- Wat Ang (Kampong Chhnang)
- Wat Chas (Krakor)
- Wat Chey Yo Rangsei
- Wat Kanyour
- Wat Kdei Krau
- Wat Kol Meas
- Wat Me Lom
- Wat Phsar
- Wat Ponlei (Kampong Chhnang)
- Wat Prasat Sdam
- Wat Preah Thvear
- Wat Sdau (Pursat)
- Wat Tuol Tbaeng
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