Tham Mae Suai - CR0018
เวียงสรวย (TH)
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19.686200,99.519749
Location
The cave is in Ban San Klang moo 2. Signed off the H109 and H118. Follow a good track around the western side of the lake and park at a sala with several Buddha statues. Walk up the wide track on the left and then up the steps to the new, concrete, shrine building (the monks have been evicted by the National Park). The cave entrance is about 5m past the building.
Description
The entrance is 1m wide by 1.5m high and does not draft. There is a small Buddha statue perched above it. Although the cave was not explored it is said to be decorated.
Fauna
Snails:- Perrottetia aquilonaris Siriboon & Panha, 2013
Documents
Bibliography 10/08/2019- Barlow, Joel John (n.d.) "Chiang Rai Guide û Caves" www.chiangraiprovince.com/guide/eng/15.htm [first accessed September 2005 accessed December 2011 inaccessible December 2016] DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 ELLIS, MARTIN (2004a) "SAM in Siam" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Newsletter Vol. 40 No. 6 pp140-146 ELLIS, MARTIN (2005a) "Some Caves in Thailand Part 1" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 11 No. 7 pp294-321 SIRIBOON, THANIT; SUTCHARIT, CHIRASAK; NAGGS, FRED; PANHA, SOMSAK (2013) "Three new species of the carnivorous snail genus Perrottetia Kobelt, 1905 from Thailand (Pulmonata, Streptaxidae)" ZooKeys No. 287 pp41-57 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.287.4572 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
2012-07-15 (M. Ellis)
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