Tham Phra - CH0011
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Location
Tham Phra is 5km west of the H2359 from Ban Tham Kaeo (Ban Nong Yai). It is signed north along a track from the road, just before Wat Tham Kaeo. Walk past the sala and follow the path to the right around the hill and ascend a few metres to the upper cave. The lower cave is reached by following the rocky path down from the upper cave for about 50m.
Description
From the upper cave main entrance there is a medium size passage that loops around to a second entrance that has Buddhas and an elevated board floor. Just inside the main entrance the link to the lower cave is on the left, through the low bedding plane and down a pitch of about 5m. The upper cave ends at a crawl that was not explored and there are a couple of narrow, twisting oxbow passages that add to the cave length. The lower cave consists of a single, medium sized passage that ends after 150m. Back near the entrance a passage to the east leads to a small, vertical entrance. Internet references report that this is an archaeological site and on the cave ceiling just inside the entrance of the lower cave there are still the remains of marks that need to be studied (these were pointed out to us by our guide). There are reports of another eight caves in the area, but they are not popular caves. People still believe that the area has a vein of gold.
Documents
[Topo] Tham Phra 28/04/2019Bibliography 18/06/2019
- +DEHARVENG, LOUIS ET AL. (1988) "ExpÚditions Tha´ 87-Tha´ 88" Association PyrÚnÚenne de SpÚlÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-02-3 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp +Ellis, Martin (2015a) "Some caves in Thailand Part 4" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 3 pp91-118 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
1987 visited by the Association PyrÚnÚenne de SpÚlÚologie in 1987. 2014-02-02 (M. Ellis, P. Collett) cave was surveyed
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
0.7 | Tham Keao - CH0012 | 405 | 23 |
8.8 | Tham Saeng Tien - CH0079 | ||
10.5 | Cave CH0110 [CH01010] | ||
11.3 | Tham Wua Daeng - CH0013 | 50 | |
11.3 | Cave CH0078 - CH0078 | 75 | 0 |
33.7 | Tham Khuha Banphot - PE0093 | ||
39.1 | Tham Pan Ta [CH0106} | ||
40.2 | Tham Song Khaen - CH0086 | ||
42.4 | Tham Pha Thewada - CH0022 | 800 | 0 |