Tham Chatawan Temple Cave [NA0038]
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Location
The cave is located just before you reach the village of Ban Chatawan. From Nan town take the H101 south to Wiang Sa. In Wiang Sa turn right and follow the H1026 south to Na Noi where you turn right again onto the H1216. This road eventually degenerates into a narrow concrete surfaced track. Before then take a turning on the left and you will hopefully end up in Ban Chatawan. This is an obscure part of Thailand and several new roads are not marked on the maps. There is a yellow sign on the right just before the village and by taking this turning you soon arrive at the monastery. The limestone outcrop is also unmistakable.
Description
A flight of concrete steps with nagas leads up to this cave which is a 20 m long rift to a Buddha. A concrete path leads for a few metres round the cliff to other shrines and a Buddha footprint.
Topographie
ELLIS, MARTIN (2005) - BCRA Grade 1
Documents
[Topo] Tham Chatawan Temple Cave 14/05/2019Bibliography 12/09/2020
- 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 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
2003-12-11 SMCC (M. Ellis, I. Hollis)
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Tham Chatawan Lower Cave [NA0039] | 50 | 12 |
| 3.9 | Tham La-ong [NA0067] | 2969 | 40 |
| 14.2 | Tham Pha Lak [NA0007] | 105 | 32 |
| 17.8 | Tham Pha Phu - NA0015 | ||
| 19.1 | Ban Huat Tham - NA0014 | ||
| 24.1 | Tham Phra Chao - NA0011 | ||
| 25.0 | Tham Pha Wiang - NA0001 | ||
| 25.0 | Tham Pha Mong [NA0013] | ||
| 26.3 | Tham Pha Nang Khoi - PA0001 |