Tham Phra Sabai - LA0006

ป่าตันนาครัว (TH)
18.091721,99.533887
Length 75m Depth 30m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

Wat Tham Phra Sabai is well signposted from the H1, on the southern outskirts of Lampang, following the H1036 (also named the H1003). In the temple grounds there is a pond, with limestone rock and boulders at the base of some steps. Tham Yen is at the top of the steps and a few steps further, up to the left is the larger entrance of Tham Phra Sabai. Martin Ellis - 06/12/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 06/12/2019

Previously called Tham Gae Gao (a kind of bird), it is now a religious retreat which can hold up to 200 people. A sala has been built in front of the entrance. The entrance chamber is completely tiled with the main shrine in the middle. At the back a few steps lead up to a collapse, daylight chamber (called Tham Viharn) and another few steps leads to a chamber with a high skylight and a large chedi (called Tham Chedi or Tham Phra That).

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 06/12/2019

Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844 (Chordata: Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013)

Documents

Bibliography 06/12/2019

History

The cave was discovered in late 1948. The famous meditation monk Ajarn Lee visited this cave. 2016-07-08 (M. Ellis, Y. Sopha) Martin Ellis - 06/12/2019

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0Tham Yen - LA0008200
0.0Tham Nam [LA0093]
8.9Cave LA0062 - LA0062
9.0Tham Jaeng - LA00561000
9.0Tham Aep - LA0057300
9.0Tham Nam Yoi - LA0021
9.1Tham Phaya Lue - LA0036
9.2Tham Noi - LA0058
9.3Tham Chang Mae Lao - LA0060