CHIKNAYAKANHALLI MINE
13.417200,76.622800
Description
NOTE 1: »Chica Nayakana Hully« (BUCHANAN 1807, 2: 46) is Chiknayakanhalli N13°25'02”: E76°37'22” (nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003) indicated on AMS sheet ND43-12 Tumkur (U502 series, 1961 edition) and in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 111 F2).
An abandoned hematite mine, which was used as a as a nesting place by pigeons (BUCHANAN 1807, 2: 46). SITUATION: Somewhere near the village of »Chica Nayakana Hully« or Chiknayakanhalli (note 1), which lies at a travelling distance of 140 km along roads approximately north-west via Tumkur and Kibbanahalh towards Huliyar. CAVE LIFE: BUCHANAN (1807, 2: 46): »In one of the excavations that have been made by digging out the haematites, and which forms a cave, I found the nests of a flock of wild pigeons, exactly resembling those of the caves of Europe.« HUTSON, MICKLEBURGH & RACEY (2001: 4): »In temperate areas, caves and mines provide ideal conditions for hibernation and, in their warmest parts, for nursing. Other smaller underground structures, such as rock crevices or ledges, may also be of importance in some areas. The world’s largest aggregations of bats are found in caves in both temperate and tropical regions, where millions of animals may be found in a single site. Abandoned mines may also house hundreds of thousands of bats« (Chiroptera).
Documents
Bibliography 25/03/2016- Buchanan [Hamilton], Francis 1807.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | Gajina Guta Excavation | ||
| 18.9 | DORAY GUDA CAVERN, 1st | ||
| 18.9 | DORAY GUDA CAVERN, 2nd | ||
| 59.5 | SIDDHARABETTA (Caves on the) | ||
| 70.4 | CHENNARAYADURGA (Caves on the) | ||
| 120.2 | CHANNA RAYA CAVE | ||
| 139.5 | RAMULAKONDA CAVES | ||
| 139.5 | RAMULAGUDI | ||
| 175.9 | KATEM CAVE |