Tham Maholan - LO0006
17.106147,101.880142
Location
The wat is signed to the east off the H201 at the southern end of Nong Hin. Drive through the archway and follow the concrete road to the gate to the monastery. To open the gate dial the phone number painted on them, 08 3328 0115, and they will open automatically. Follow the track along to some buildings and then the path which continues straight on for another 50m to the few steps up to the entrance.
Description
Tham Maholan is probably a fossil outflow cave. The entrance is 3 to 4 m wide and 6 m high opening into a chamber with a cement platform surmounted by a Buddha flanked with nagas. Beyond this entrance chamber a 2 m diameter passage leads to a large, 10 m wide by 6 m high, flat-floored chamber which has numerous phreatic pockets in the roof and walls. At the end of this large passage is a reclining Buddha. Beyond the reclining Buddha are smaller decorated passages with many active gours and pools. The cliff to the southwest has prehistoric red paintings. CHAROENWONGSA, PHISIT (1989) - site 82
Topographie
DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) - Grade UISv2 2-3-A ELLIS (2013a) - Grade UISv2 6-3-F
Fauna
Bryocyclops maholarnensis Watiroyram, Brancelj et Sanoamuang, 2015 (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Maxilliopoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) û type locality (Watiroyram et al. 2015a) Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Megaderma lyra Geoffroy, 1810 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Megadermatidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Megadermatidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rhinolophus malayanus Bonhote, 1903 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rhinolophus paradoxolophus (Bourret, 1951) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rhinolophus thomasi Andersen, 1905 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield, 1823) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Hipposideros lylei Thomas, 1913 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Hipposideros pomona Andersen, 1918 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Miniopterus magnater (Sanborn, 1931) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Myotis siligorensis Horsfield, 1855 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Pipistrellus cadornae Thomas, 1916 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Maholan 07/05/2019Bibliography 20/02/2020
- +CHAROENWONGSA, PHISIT (1989) "Silapa Tham Nai Isaan" Krom Silpakorn, Bangkok ISBN 974-7936-49-6 208pp +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp +ELLIS, MARTIN (2013a) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 3" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 12 No. 10 pp554-578 +FONTAINE, HENRI; SALYAPONGSE, SIROT; SUTEETHORN, VARAVUDH (2005) "Fossil Biodiversity In The Limestones of Thailand: A Cornucopia of Information About the History of Life" The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society Vol. 53 No. 1 pp30-70 +FONTAINE, HENRI; SALYAPONGSE, SIROT; SUTEETHORN, VARAVUDH; TIAN, PANNIPA; VACHARD, DANIEL (2005) "Sedimentary Rocks of the Loei Region, Northeast Thailand: Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, Sedimentology" Bureau of Geological Survey, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok. 165pp ***Fontaine, Henri; Suteethorn, Varavudh; Vachard, Daniel (1995) "The Carboniferous of Northeast Thailand: A Review with New Data" Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences Vol. 12 No. 1-2 pp1-17 +Jenkins, Paulina D.; Smith, Angela L. (1995) "A new species of Crocidura (Insectivora: Soricidae) recovered from owl pellets in Thailand" Bulletin of the Natural History Museum London (Zoology) Vol. 61 No. 2 pp103-109 +KONGSANIT, PANNACHAI (1999) "On the Rocks" Bangkok Post Outlook 8 September 1999 P+REZ-HUERTA, ALBERTO; CHONGPAN CHONGLAKMANI; ANISONG CHITNARIN (2007) "Permian Brachiopods from new Localities in Northeast Thailand: Implications for Paleobiogeographic Analysis" Journal of Asian Earth Sciences Vol. 30 pp504-517 +ROBINSON, MARK, F.; SMITH, ANGELA L. (1997) "Chiroptera from Loei Province, North-east Thailand" The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society Vol. 45 No. 1 pp1-16 Smith, Angela L.; Robinson, Mark F.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (2000) "A collection of shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae) from north-east Thailand" Mammalia Vol. 64 No. 2 pp250-253 +UENO, KATSUMI; NAGAI, KOICHI; NAKORNSRI, NIKORN; SUGIYAMA, TETSUO (1995) "Upper Carboniferous foraminifers from Phu Tham Maholan, southeast of Wang Saphung, Changwat Loei, Northeast Thailand" Science Reports of the Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba. Section B, Geological Sciences Vol. 16 pp29-37 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp +Watiroyram, Santi; Brancelj, Anton; Sanoamuang, La-orsri (2015) "A new cave-dwelling copepod from northeastern Thailand (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae)" The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 63 pp426-437
History
The cave was used by Luang Pu Mun Phurithatto. 1989-01 The first recorded visit by speleologists was by Australian expedition. 2009-06-07 M. Ellis, T. Bolger, Y. Sopha, P. Sompilavong 2011-04-16 M. Ellis, P. Collett - Grade UISv2 6-3-F survey was conducted. 2019-05-14 M. Ellis, T. Bolge
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Tham Nam - LO0031 | ||
| 3.1 | Tham Sai Khiri - LO0106 | ||
| 4.0 | Tham Ap Banophot - LO0107 | ||
| 4.2 | Tham Chedi Wihan - LO0128 | ||
| 4.7 | Banphot Santitham (Tham) [LO0152] | ||
| 5.8 | Tham Yai - LO0093 | 915 | 53 |
| 5.8 | Tham Lieng Pha [LO0151] | 5 | 1 |
| 5.8 | Tham Dam - LO0139 | 70 | 8 |
| 5.9 | Tham Pha Sawan - LO0069 | 358 | 42 |