GORLAGOOTLA (Foote 1884), 1st west (Cave near)

(Banaganapalle - IN)
15.400000,78.200000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 28/03/2016

Among the »Caves near Gorlagootla« (FOOTE, R B 1884a: 33 marginal note) are »… two other caves of moderate size to the westward of Gorlagootla [sic!] … One of them was said to occur in the valley of Gorlagootla stream [Muchchatla vagu], and will probably be found in connection with a very fine group of limestone cliffs standing on the north side of the stream« (FOOTE, R B 1884a: 33-34). Later on, both of these »two other caves west of Gorlogunta [Gollagutta] … were visited by Lieutenant [Henry Bruce] Foote early in 1984« (FOOTE, R B 1885: 235). IDENTITY: Little doubt remains that this cave is identical with one of the caves above the north (south-facing, orographically left) bank of the Muchchatla Vagu: –>Boya Dari, –>Chintamanu Gavi (Passimani vanka; also: Chintamani Gavi, Chintamani Gavi Cave), –>Errabadde Gavi 1, –>Errabadde Gavi 2, –>Errabadde Gavi 3, –>Jangalu Gavi (Jan Galu Gavi), –>Muchchatla Chintamanu Gavi, or –>Nemmicheli Gavi (Nemmala Silla Gavi, Nemmalasilla Gavi).

Documents

Bibliography 28/03/2016
  • Foote, Robert Bruce 1884a: 33-34.

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
2.8BILLA SURGAM RIFTPOT
3.1KOTTALA POLIMERA GAVI
3.9JANGALU GAVI
4.1BILLA SURGAM 6: Chapter House
4.1BILLA SURGAM 4: South Chapel
4.1BILLA SURGAM 3: Cathedral Cave
4.1BILLA SURGAM, cave under present study
4.1BILLA SURGAM 2: Purgatory Cave
4.1BILLA SURGAM 5: North Chapel