YORKSHIRE POT

(Khliehriat - IN)
25.183900,92.366900
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A coffin shaped hole or pothole (collapse doline) in sandstone descends an estimated 30 m down into Krem –>Tom, was interpreted as an ancient resurgence entrance (Jarratt, A R undated 2000.02.22 Mss: Yorkshire Pot), and may represent a relic or excert insurgence abandoned by flowing water. ETYMOLOGY: No locally known name has been identified for what outsiders from far away nicknamed -Yorkshire Pot- -- probably after a -hima- (Khasi) or shire (English) on the Ouse River named after -Jorvik- (Danish), corrupted -York- (British English), a settlement on one of the populated islands in the seas west of continental Europe.. SITUATION: In an unspecified setting on what had been in February 1999 a footpath from Lumshnong downhill south-west towards the village of Um Long or Umlong (note 1). APPROACH: Reached from a -pajwa thang mawshun- (lime burning kiln, active in February 1999) at an unidentified location somewhere north of Lumshnong and south of the Soil Conservation Bungalow (-I.B.-) va the path into an unidentified direction (south-west) towards the village Umlong. At an unidentified point short of the entrance to the Tom Cave, take an insignificant path on what had been for some time a self-centred person's unspecified right-hand side (without direction). Follow this upvalley through what had been in February 1999 citrus (Citrus reticulate? orange?) plantations, keeping cliffs and some rock shelters on an unidentified left (without direction). Take what had been in February 1999 a first good path up to the top of cliffs to reach settlements (no names mentioned) of what had been in February 1999 immigrant coal miners. Follow path back along top of cliffs in the direction towards the Tom Cave (Jarratt undated 2000.02.22 Mss: Yorkshire Pot).a the path into an unidentified direction (south-west) towards the village Umlong. At an unidentified point short of the entrance to the Tom Cave, take an insignificant path on what had been for some time a self-centred person's unspecified right-hand side (without direction). Follow this upvalley through what had been in February 1999 citrus (Citrus reticulate? orange?) plantations, keeping cliffs and some rock shelters on an unidentified left (without direction). Take what had been in February 1999 a first good path up to the top of cliffs to reach settlements (no names mentioned) of what had been in February 1999 immigrant coal miners. Follow path back along top of cliffs in the direction towards the Tom Cave (Jarratt undated 2000.02.22 Mss: Yorkshire Pot).

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: The hole in the sandstone caprock has been known to people familiar with the area since time immemorial. 1999-2000: In the course of merely two caving expeditions, some of the United Kingdom's best cavers mastered not only aspects of topographical exploration but also to survey almost 200 m of the estimated 325 m of cave passages within only three day trips: 1999.02.14, trip 1: Antony 'Tony' Boycott, Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt and Fraser E. Simpson explored accessible parts of the –>Tom Cave, then surveyed it and discovered an open aven from inside. 1999.02.15, trip 2: Antony 'Tony' Boycott and Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt resurveyed –>Tom Cave to reconstruct the usual mess of survey data and rediscovered the daylight window from inside. 2000.02.25, trip 3: unidentified coalminers indicated to Brian D. Kharpran Daly, Anthony 'Tony' R. Jarratt, Fraser E. Simpson and Amanda Edgeworth the surface location of the so-called 'Yorkshire Pot“ descending own into the Tom Cave. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1AA CAVE (Jarratt 2000.02.22)
0.1PATI (Synrang)
0.1UMJRI, Lumshnong (Krem)
0.1WAH U LOH (Krem)
0.2TOM CAVE, including Yorkshire Pot
0.2SHYNRANG THLOO, 1st (Krem)
0.4DNGIEM, Mutang (Krem)
0.4MUTANG (Cave near)
0.4MUTANG COAL MINE CAVE