Tham Muang Na Nua - CM0137
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Location
On the northern edge of Pha Daeng National Park, about 1 km from the Myanmar border. A road is signposted "Muang Na Caves" and leads northwards from near the bridge, just east of Muang Na town. Follow the concrete road, taking the left hand fork at a junction, until a large wat is seen on the right and the sealed road ends. From the temple steps lead up the cliff to the cave which is at the top of the hill.
Description
The main shrine cave is short, with a large Buddha and several shrines, but did not appear to extend behind the Buddha. A steep flight of steps leads up the hill. Contouring round to the right and ascending some short wooden ladders leads to a small cave. After a couple of metres this opened into a collapsed cavern in the top of the hill. This was being used as a retreat by monks and a couple of short passages led off from the open area.
Documents
Bibliography 29/06/2019- ELLIS, MARTIN (2004a) "SAM in Siam" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter Vol. 40 No. 6 pp140-146 ELLIS, MARTIN (2005) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 1" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 7 pp294-321 GOODDEN, CHRISTIAN (2002) "Three Pagodas" 2nd revised & expanded edition, Jungle Books (Halesworth), England ISBN 0-9527393-4-1 448pp NATIONAL PARK OFFICE (2006) "National Parks in Thailand" National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 280pp VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Tham Chang-Pha Hok - CM0140 | 148 | 13 |
| 1.2 | Cave CM0300 | 20 | 20 |
| 1.2 | Tham Lom [Tham Nam System] [CM0142] | 10668 | 176 |
| 1.2 | Tham Nam - CM0167 | ||
| 1.6 | Tham Lom 2 [CM0305] | 710 | 75 |
| 3.2 | Tham Wua - CM0177 | 50 | 0 |
| 4.4 | Tham Klang Muang 1 - CM0162 | 400 | 0 |
| 4.4 | Tham Klang Muang 2 - CM0163 | 100 | 0 |
| 4.4 | Tham Klang Muang 3 [CM0303] | 25 | 25 |