BEERWA, Badgam (Cave at)
34.016700,74.716700
Description
LAL GEERU (1999: The marvels of Kashmir) is said (note 1) to have a chapter on the celebrated cave at village Beerwa [note 2], district Badgam (note 3). Perrin (2009.08.20 Mss) noticed nearby Beerwah town (sic!) a hill (without identified name) which is not only made of limestone and highly karstified but also characterised by a quarry exploited with not much safety … Compare –>AA (Perrin 2009) PA 33, which is a cave with four entrances, total length about 50 m, in steeply dipping limestone near N34.01031 E74.59711 or N34°00'37.1”: E075°35'49.6” (unspecified geodetic datum).LAL GEERU (1999: The marvels of Kashmir) is said (note 1) to have a chapter on the celebrated cave at village Beerwa [note 2], district Badgam (note 3). Perrin (2009.08.20 Mss) noticed nearby Beerwah town (sic!) a hill (without identified name) which is not only made of limestone and highly karstified but also characterised by a quarry exploited with not much safety … Compare –>AA (Perrin 2009) PA 33, which is a cave with four entrances, total length about 50 m, in steeply dipping limestone near N34.01031 E74.59711 or N34°00'37.1”: E075°35'49.6” (unspecified geodetic datum).
History
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
11.0 | AA (PERRIN 2009) PA 33 | ||
11.1 | AA (PERRIN 2009) PA 35 | ||
11.5 | AA (PERRIN 2009) PA 34 | ||
22.4 | BURZAHOM PITS | ||
22.9 | KHIR BHAWANI SPRING | ||
23.1 | PHUK NAG | ||
23.8 | BRARI MEAJ TEMPLE (Cave at) | ||
25.9 | FAKIR'S GARDEN CAVE, Manasbal | ||
25.9 | MANASBAL (Waltham 1971) (Cave at) |