TYLLAP BRIDGE CAVE (Cave near)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an unspecified cave under a bridge (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for a cave, which does not contain any bridge (note 2). This was not only christened Tyllap Bridge Cave (Boycott 2002.02.05 Mss) but also disguised as a foreignish sounding but deranged Krem Jiengking (note 3). SITUATION: Dr. med. Boycott, Antony 'Tony' was led to believe having located the entrance to this cave somewhere in north bank Tyllap River (Boycott (2002.02.05 Mss). The corresponding GPS position, however, which was thought to have been recorded for this cave entrance, indicates a spot which liesa) above the west (orographically right) bank of the river flowing past Tyllab or Talab Bazar and known by it's Bengali name Sonai in the North Sylhet subdivision of Bangladesh, b) some 400 m in a diect line approximately north-west from Talab Bazar or Tyllab (note 4), and c) about 2 km or 2.5 km in a direct line due north of Ishamati (N25°09'45”: E091°41'30” WGS84).An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an unspecified cave under a bridge (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for a cave, which does not contain any bridge (note 2). This was not only christened Tyllap Bridge Cave (Boycott 2002.02.05 Mss) but also disguised as a foreignish sounding but deranged Krem Jiengking (note 3). SITUATION: Dr. med. Boycott, Antony 'Tony' was led to believe having located the entrance to this cave somewhere in north bank Tyllap River (Boycott (2002.02.05 Mss). The corresponding GPS position, however, which was thought to have been recorded for this cave entrance, indicates a spot which liesa) above the west (orographically right) bank of the river flowing past Tyllab or Talab Bazar and known by it's Bengali name Sonai in the North Sylhet subdivision of Bangladesh, b) some 400 m in a diect line approximately north-west from Talab Bazar or Tyllab (note 4), and c) about 2 km or 2.5 km in a direct line due north of Ishamati (N25°09'45”: E091°41'30” WGS84).