MOILA CEDAR POT
30.779700,77.784400
Description
An about 3 m or 4 m wide cave entrance gives access to an about 18 m deep (note 1) pothole on Moila Tibba (Moila Hill). SITUATION: »On a shoulder of the [Moila Tibba] hill 40 yds. [about 36.6 m or so] from the side of a steep slope« (Leakey 1942.08.01 Mss: Himalayan Caves, sheet 1) and at a walking distance of about 1/2 mile (0.8 km) from the –>Moila Ruckle Hole (Leakey 1942.12.03 Mss). Glennie (1946.06.08 Mss) marked the location of Cedar Pot with a number 3 titled »Shipton's [deleted: Moila] hole« near 30°46'47”N: 77°47'04”E (Everest 1830) on a copy of sheet 53-F/13 S2 (Survey of India, Forest Map Series, 4 Inch to 1 Mile). APPROACH: »Proceed North-West along the path between temple and Moila Swallet (the upper path, not the lower short cut) until just before it goes steeply down off Moila Hill nearly 1/2 a mile on. Cedar Pot is at the bottom of a steep swallet containing a few trees [a punch hole in the margin of the typescript left something "5…"] yards on the left of the path« (Glennie 1946.08.01 Mss: Bodyar Area Potholes). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1942: »The most Northern [of the pothole caves on Moila Tibba] is an open pot with a 12 ft. [about 3.66 m or so] wide entrance going down some 60 ft. [18.3 m]. […] and its catchment area [note 1] is no more than the shallow swallet [closed depression: doline] it is in« (Leakey 1942.12.03 Mss: Himalayan Caves, sheet 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1946: »Depth to be determined accurately, -- about two ladders« (Glennie 1946.08.01 Mss: Bodyar Area Potholes, sheet 2). CAVE DESCRIPTION 1952: »Figure 10, on page 87 (Shipton's Pot) is probably a similar solution connection« (GLENNIE 1952b: 79) -- probably similar to the lateral connection of the two pothole of –>Swiftlet Pot: CAVE DESCRIPTION 1955: »A twelve foot wide shaft going down sixty feet« or 18.3 m (LEAKEY 1955: 59).
NOTE 1: The reported depth ranges between 60 feet or 18.3 m (Leakey 1942.12.03 Mss: Himalayan Caves, sheet 2; LEAKEY 1955: 59) and »two ladders« (Glennie 1946.08.01 Mss: Bodyar Area Potholes, sheet 2). NOTE 2: R. D. Leakey uses the term "catchment area" to designate an obvious stream bed (headwaters) or closed depression draining surface water straight into that cave entrance enterable by soldiers or humans.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | MOILA RUCKLE HOLE | ||
| 0.2 | MOILA MINE | ||
| 0.4 | MOILA SWALLET | ||
| 0.4 | MOILA SWALLETS (Glennie 1946) | ||
| 0.5 | BUDHER CAVE, Kotlia | ||
| 0.8 | MOILA TOAD HOLE | ||
| 1.4 | BHIAR DHAR | ||
| 1.4 | CHOHIA ORGAN CAVE | ||
| 1.9 | MASAK VILLAGE POTHOLE |