Tham Khao Ngoen - CP0016

ท่ามะพลา (TH)
9.947453,99.039375
Longueur 15m Profondeur 0m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

On the river bank 3 km west of the H41 and Lang Suan in Somdej Phra Srinakarin Chumphon Park. This is in moo 8, tambon Tha Phla. It is about 4 km from amphoe Lang Suan. Martin Ellis - 12/07/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 12/07/2019

A small cave with a paved floor and daylight hole about 10 m high, a seated Buddha, several smaller Buddhas and a highly respected footprint. King Chulalongkorn visited the cave in 1884 and his initials may be seen.

Fauna

Martin Ellis - 12/07/2019

Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Yenbutra and Felton 1986) Hipposideros armiger (Hodgson, 1835) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Yenbutra and Felton 1986)

Documents

Bibliography 12/07/2019
  • +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +Kusch, Heinrich (1982a) "Ergebnisse spelaologischer forschungen in Thailand (Stand 1978)" Die Hohle Vol. 33 No. 2 pp59-69 +Liamthong, Sumalee (2014) "Antimicrobial activities of fungi isolated from cave soils in southern region of Thailand" Thesis, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, 201pp +MUNIER, CHRISTOPHE (1998) "Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand" White Lotus Co. Ltd, Bangkok ISBN 974-8434-19-2 266pp +PRICE, LIZ (1985) "Travels in Thailand" Cerberus Spelaeological Society Journal Vol. 15 No. 6 November/December 1985 pp143-145 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp +YENBUTRA, SONGSAKDI; FELTON, HEINZ (1986) "Bat Species and Their Distribution in Thailand According to the Collections in TISTR and SMF" in FELTON, HEINZ (ED.) "Contributions to the Knowledge of the Bats of Thailand" Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt Vol. 87 pp9-45

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
4.2Tham Phu Khao Thong
4.9Tham Don Yoa [CP0133]
14.2Tham Khao Krieb - CP0034800
14.9Tham Khao Phe - CP0082
16.3Tham Ma Ngaen - CP0081
17.3Tham Khao Noi [CP0110] [Tham Ban Nam Chuet]
19.0Tham Kraduan - CP0032
19.8Tham Tuay 1 [CP0137]
19.8Tham Tuay 2 [CP0138]