VALLEY HEAD CAVE
25.173100,92.355600
Description
An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a 15 m deep vertical cave entrance (pothole) above the boulder-choked resurgence of the Synrang –>Pamiang. ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for this cave entrance when a passing outsider, who had been aware of »no known local name« (Jarratt 2001.11.12 Mss), desired to compose a certain »Valley Head Cave [note 1] named by the explorers« but thought the bottom is the head and ended up with an unwished-for »Cave [of a] Native [from the] Outside [of the] Village« (note 2) or "Krem Khlieh Trai Lum" (Jarratt 2001.11.12 Mss). SITUATION: »Below a c.15 m cliff where a waterfall drops into a c.15 m deep, undescended pothole (probably choked) is the adjacent vertical rift entrance giving a c.15 m difficult free-climb down into the large Trainspotter's Chamber of Synrang Pamiang. This entrance -or rather exit - is located c.100 m north of the boulder choked resurgence of the system and lies just south of the path from Lumshnong to Um Long [note 3]. There is no easy access to the main cave as Trainspotter's Chamber is entered via a 20 m free hanging pitch from the river cave above« (Jarratt 2001.11.12 Mss).
NOTE 1: Krem Khlieh Lhuh from: ka khlieh (Khasi; noun) the head, the top (SINGH, N 1906: 33); cap, head, top (SINGH, N 1920: 59, 215, 532); head, top (BLAH, E 2007: 127, 310) + ka l'huh (Khasi; noun) glen, ravine, vale, valley (SINGH, N 1920: 202, 421, 570). NOTE 2: trai lum (Khasi, noun), »native of the outside the village« from: ka trái (Khasi; noun), an abbreviation of: ka tynrai (SINGH, N 1906: 240); a bottom, foot (SINGH, N 1920: 51, 186); base, bottom, radical (BLAH, E 2007: 26, 34, 245); the principal money (SINGH, N 1906: 235). u trái (Khasi; noun), an abbreviation of: u tynrai (SINGH, N 1906: 240); the root (SINGH, N 1906: 235); owner, proprietary, proprietor (SINGH, N 1920: 358, 406, 406); owner (BLAH, E 2007: 212); U Trái (Khasi; noun) the Lord, the master, owner (SINGH, N 1906: 235); lord, master, occupant (SINGH, N 1920: 298, 310, 347).u lúm (Khasi; noun), mountain (OLDHAM, T 1854 / 1984 appendix C: lxi); a hill, mountain, [the area] outside the village (SINGH, N 1906: 120); hill, mount (SINGH, N 1920: 220, 329); mount (BLAH, E 2007: 194). NOTE 3: Um Long (Jarratt 2001.11.12 Mss) is indicated as "Umlong" on the Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 83-C/SW (edition 1922) near (±500 m) 25°10'06”N: 92°19'43”E (WGS84) modified from 25°10'04”N: 92°19'53”E (Everest 1830). Antony 'Tony' Boycott had recorded for Umlong a GPS position near (unidentified precision error) 25°10'20.7”N: 92°20'10.2”E (WGS84, Boycott A, undated 1999 GPS Garmin 12XL) and only 850 m in a direct line ENE from the approximate (±500 m) toposheet position.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | CAT CAVE 2 (aa -) | ||
| 0.6 | CAT CAVE 3 (aa -) | ||
| 0.7 | SHRIEH, Umlong (Krem) | ||
| 0.7 | CHARMINAR CAVE, 2nd | ||
| 0.7 | CAT CAVE (aa -) | ||
| 0.7 | PHLANG, Mutang (Krem) | ||
| 0.8 | CHARMINAR CAVE | ||
| 1.2 | NARA 2 (Thloo) | ||
| 1.2 | NARA 4 (Thloo) |