YORKSHIRE POT

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A coffin shaped hole or pothole (collapse doline) in sandstone descends an estimated 30 m down into Krem –>Tom, was interpreted as an ancient resurgence entrance (Jarratt, A R undated 2000.02.22 Mss: Yorkshire Pot), and may represent a relic or excert insurgence abandoned by flowing water. ETYMOLOGY: No locally known name has been identified for what outsiders from far away nicknamed -Yorkshire Pot- -- probably after a -hima- (Khasi) or shire (English) on the Ouse River named after -Jorvik- (Danish), corrupted -York- (British English), a settlement on one of the populated islands in the seas west of continental Europe.. SITUATION: In an unspecified setting on what had been in February 1999 a footpath from Lumshnong downhill south-west towards the village of Um Long or Umlong (note 1). APPROACH: Reached from a -pajwa thang mawshun- (lime burning kiln, active in February 1999) at an unidentified location somewhere north of Lumshnong and south of the Soil Conservation Bungalow (-I.B.-) va the path into an unidentified direction (south-west) towards the village Umlong. At an unidentified point short of the entrance to the Tom Cave, take an insignificant path on what had been for some time a self-centred person's unspecified right-hand side (without direction). Follow this upvalley through what had been in February 1999 citrus (Citrus reticulate? orange?) plantations, keeping cliffs and some rock shelters on an unidentified left (without direction). Take what had been in February 1999 a first good path up to the top of cliffs to reach settlements (no names mentioned) of what had been in February 1999 immigrant coal miners. Follow path back along top of cliffs in the direction towards the Tom Cave (Jarratt undated 2000.02.22 Mss: Yorkshire Pot).a the path into an unidentified direction (south-west) towards the village Umlong. At an unidentified point short of the entrance to the Tom Cave, take an insignificant path on what had been for some time a self-centred person's unspecified right-hand side (without direction). Follow this upvalley through what had been in February 1999 citrus (Citrus reticulate? orange?) plantations, keeping cliffs and some rock shelters on an unidentified left (without direction). Take what had been in February 1999 a first good path up to the top of cliffs to reach settlements (no names mentioned) of what had been in February 1999 immigrant coal miners. Follow path back along top of cliffs in the direction towards the Tom Cave (Jarratt undated 2000.02.22 Mss: Yorkshire Pot).