RIAT KROH, Maw Siang

(Shella Bholaganj - IN)
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Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Altogether five closed depressions and / or sinks (note 1) have been noticed in a terrain characterised by enormous, gravitationally dislocated sandstone boulders, where the longest had about 20 m of talus cave passage but Jarratt (2003.03.02 Mss: Cave Log 2/3/03) preferred to consider as not worth surveying (sic!). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -ka riat kroh- signifies a cliff crevice (note 2) and -u mawsiang- is the word for a rock (SINGH, N 1920: 445; BLAH, E 2007: 257) in the sense of a large piece of solid mineral material that is projecting above the earth's surface or has become detached from a cliff or mountain. SITUATION: At an unknown location an in an unidentified spatial relation to the solitary GPS position, which Jarratt (2003.03.02 Mss -Cave Log 2003- entry 2/3/03) recorded not only with an interesting precision error of ±18 m but also collectively for the eight distinct cave entrances of Krem –>Bred Bseiñ, the five distinct caves at the –>Riat Kroh, Krem Thepuit (Krem –>Thep uid), and the so-called Krem –>Wah Rit. Thus, the whole lot of these eight distinct cave entrances are said to occupy one and the same place and space. This is possibly not the case. APPROACH: Jarratt (2003.03.02 Mss: Cave Log 2/3/03) reached had reached this item by walking from the Cherrapunjee Resorts (note 3) in an unspecified direction uphill and past two relatively small graveyards to the Riat Krot (sic! qua: Riat Kroh) in the area allegedly called Maw Syiangkrot (note 4).Altogether five closed depressions and / or sinks (note 1) have been noticed in a terrain characterised by enormous, gravitationally dislocated sandstone boulders, where the longest had about 20 m of talus cave passage but Jarratt (2003.03.02 Mss: Cave Log 2/3/03) preferred to consider as not worth surveying (sic!). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -ka riat kroh- signifies a cliff crevice (note 2) and -u mawsiang- is the word for a rock (SINGH, N 1920: 445; BLAH, E 2007: 257) in the sense of a large piece of solid mineral material that is projecting above the earth's surface or has become detached from a cliff or mountain. SITUATION: At an unknown location an in an unidentified spatial relation to the solitary GPS position, which Jarratt (2003.03.02 Mss -Cave Log 2003- entry 2/3/03) recorded not only with an interesting precision error of ±18 m but also collectively for the eight distinct cave entrances of Krem –>Bred Bseiñ, the five distinct caves at the –>Riat Kroh, Krem Thepuit (Krem –>Thep uid), and the so-called Krem –>Wah Rit. Thus, the whole lot of these eight distinct cave entrances are said to occupy one and the same place and space. This is possibly not the case. APPROACH: Jarratt (2003.03.02 Mss: Cave Log 2/3/03) reached had reached this item by walking from the Cherrapunjee Resorts (note 3) in an unspecified direction uphill and past two relatively small graveyards to the Riat Krot (sic! qua: Riat Kroh) in the area allegedly called Maw Syiangkrot (note 4).

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2003.03.02: Angeline Kharkongor, possibly accompanied Kduplang Kharkongor, Tiplang Synrem, Francis, Bashanskem, and Baniengstem Kharsawian, guided Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt, Denis P. Rayen, Annie U. Audsley, Gareth William Lyngwa and Franklyn 'Toki' Dkhar to what was recorded as Riat Kroh (Jarratt, Tony [Anthony] R 2003 Meghalaya Cave Log). Since Robin F. Sheen, the strong cave adventure team's GPS expert stood back No GPS fix was available. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.5LAITKYNSEW RESORT SINK
0.6WAH RIT (Krem)
0.6THEP MAWBAH (Krem)
0.6BRED BSEIÑ (Krem)
0.6SYNRANG, Laitkynsew (Krem)
0.7MAWJYMBUIÑ, Laitkynsew (Krem)
0.9LAITKYNSEW HALFWAY SINK
0.9WAH SANG (Krem)
1.3KITLANG, Laitkynsew (Krem)