Tham Bung Yam - MH0167
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Location
1 km north of Ban Pang Kham, on the west side of the same hill as Tham Pi Man Pang Kham North and Cave MH0166, but lower down about 15 m above the valley.
Description
The 15 m high entrance slopes down over flowstone cemented rockfall to a triangular-shaped chamber 20 m wide and 30 m high, becoming narrower and lower inwards for 60 m. Beyond this a smaller passage goes up, then descends before rising again and ending in small rocks. The walls of the main chamber are coated with moss throughout and there are inscriptions (possibly slogans) for the Shan United Army, in Thai and Shan script. A guano deposit has mined mined for gunpowder for at least 50-60 years, most recently for the SUA in its struggles in the Shan State of Burma which is only 2-3 km away.
Documents
Bibliography 01/06/2020- DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Cave MH0168 - MH0168 | ||
| 0.4 | Cave MH0166 - MH0166 | 80 | 50 |
| 0.4 | Tham Pi Man Pang Kham North - MH0165 | 50 | 0 |
| 0.7 | Coffin Cave MH85 - MH0085 | ||
| 0.9 | Coffin Cave MH86 - MH0086 | ||
| 1.1 | Rock Shelter Cave - MH0081 | ||
| 1.1 | Cave MH0147 - MH0147 | 30 | 0 |
| 1.1 | Cave MH0148 - MH0148 | 15 | 0 |
| 1.1 | Tham Oon - MH0149 | 200 | 0 |