KOTHIGUDA LIMESTONE OCCURRENCE

(Ananthagiri - IN)
18.283300,83.016700
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 02/04/2016

A 45 m wide and 1.6 km long band of limestone of similar quality to the one at Borra, but 1.6 km further east, reports RANGANATHAN (1968) from Kothiguda. »Another band of limestone is noticed at the south-west of Kothiguda (18°17': 83°02') about 1.5 km west of Borra« (KURIEN 1980: 199). ETYMOLOGY: »Kothi. A large house« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 25: xvi).

Documents

Bibliography 02/04/2016
  • Kurien T K 1980; Ranganathan K 1968.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
3.1PEDDAGUNDA STREAM CAVE
13.0NILGALGUNTA (Cave at)
13.1Borra Caves
21.7REGA (Cave at)
45.9RAMATIRTHAM CAVE TEMPLES
50.1MAKKUVA CAVES
55.5DEVUDU KONDA (Cave on the)
99.5NIAMRAJA's CAVE
138.9DEVAGIRI, Kalyasinghpur (Cave on the)