Tham Phra Rot Meri - PS0031
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Location
Located on the south side of the col going into the doline with the Asom Rot Phra Tham temple, about 500 m north of Wat Ban Mung. Turn right into the forest for 30 m just after passing the col.
Description
This is a large, ancient phreatic passage passing through the corner of the mountain. It has been used by monks in the recent past. Archaeology: 2 small cord-marked pottery sherds in the main entrance where large amounts of reddish soil may be covering more. Fauna: Assorted spiders, 2 sp. frogs, Vespertilionid and very large black Rhinolophus bats, Geckos and eggs, Black ants, Termites
Topographie
2002-10-31 D. Smart, K. Zipfel, W. Senatham, C. Phlunmi - surveyed cave Grade UISv2 3-3-A
Fauna
Thereuopoda longicornis (Fabricius, 1793) (Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) (unpublished record) Orthriophis taeniurus (Cope 1861) (Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) (unpublished record)
Documents
[Topo] Tham Phra Rot Meri 18/05/2019Bibliography 20/05/2019
- +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1997) "The Caves of Thailand - Addendum 1995-97" Speleological Research Council, Sydney +Ellis, Martin (2018c) "SMCC Thailand Expedition 2018 û Summary" report to the Ghar Pharau Foundation, 5pp +Goddard, Andy; Ellis, Martin (2018) "SMCC Expedition to Phitsanulok and Phetchabun 2018" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 13 No. 8 pp337-36 +Jones, Colleen (1995a) "Management Suggestions for Caves at Thung Salaeng Luang National Park" Cuso International, unpublished report 10pp
History
2002-10-31 D. Smart, K. Zipfel, W. Senatham, C. Phlunmi - surveyed cave
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Asom Rot Phra Tham Sink - PS0085 | ||
| 0.1 | Resurgence PS0051 - PS0051 | ||
| 0.2 | Asom Rot Phra ThamTemple Cave - PS0084 | ||
| 0.2 | Tham Nang 12 - PS0066 | 136 | 6 |
| 0.3 | Resurgence PS0050 - PS0050 | ||
| 0.3 | Tham Khang Khao - PS0071 | ||
| 0.3 | Asom Rot Phra Tham Resurgence - PS0083 | ||
| 0.4 | Tham Phra Sai - PS0067 | 140 | 0 |
| 0.6 | Cave PS0104 | 10 | 0 |