BHAIRAGARH SHELTERS
Bhopal (Huzur Tahsil - IN)
23.250000,77.291700
23.250000,77.291700
Description
Several »shelters« (or caves) containing rock art reported GOSH (1957: 79, figure 18) from the western slope of an anonymous hill (no name mentioned) that lies somewhere in the vicinity of a place called Bhairagarh, which is either Bhairagarh (±5 km) N23°15': E077°17'30” (WGS84) about 5 or 10 km along the National Highway NH 86 west from Bhopal city (23°16'N: 77°24'E), not far from the airport, and on the way to Sehore, or Bhairogarh N23°08': E077°20' (AMS sheet NF43-04 Bhopal, U502 series,1959 edition) at a travelling distance of about 15 km due south of Bhopal city (23°16'N: 77°24'E) but not shown in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 71 E1).
Documents
Bibliography 23/03/2016- Gosh, A K 1957.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | DHARAMPURI SHELTERS | ||
| 9.5 | SIMLA HILL SHELTERS | ||
| 10.7 | SHAHAD KARAR SHELTERS | ||
| 11.2 | GUPHA MANDIR, Bhopal | ||
| 11.2 | BHOPAL STATE MUSEUM ROCKSHELTER | ||
| 11.8 | MAHADEVA-KI-GUPHA SHELTER | ||
| 18.9 | KATHOTIA SHELTERS | ||
| 22.0 | NAYAPURA SHELTERS | ||
| 33.4 | SATKUNDA ROCK SHELTERS |