Cave MH0182 - MH0182

Length 20m Depth 0m

Location

200m east of the H1095 to Pai, 15km north of Mae Hong Son town and 2km south-west of Tham Plah. There is a clear footpath made by honey gatherers in the dry season, but it becomes very overgrown after the rains. Martin Ellis - 04/06/2020

Description

Martin Ellis - 04/06/2020

The cliff is several hundred metres long and riddled with a maze of precarious bamboo scaffolding used by locals to collect honey from the numerous bee hives high up on the cliff face. One of the more sheltered sections harbours a remarkable collection of prehistoric rock art, including one drawing which seems to be a representation of a bee, suggesting the site has been used for the same purpose since time immemorial.

Documents

Bibliography 04/06/2020

DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.0	Cave MH0183 - MH0183
0.1	Cave MH0100 - MH0100
1.6	Tham Nam Ru Hua Koa - MH0099	1806	15
2.1	Tham Plah - MH0096	10	0
2.2	Tham Russi - MH0097	10	0
2.3	Cave MH0098 - MH0098
3.3	Tham Jak Dtor 2 - MH0175	120	40
3.4	Tham Jak Dtor - MH0174	483	65
14.5	Cave MH0219 - MH0219	10	10