Tham Sihanat Decha [Dragon Shrine Cave] [CH0067]

Longueur 10m Profondeur 0m

Location

Follow the track through the Nam Phut Thap Lao resort and head towards the gap in the hills that leads into the Ban Tham Ngoen valley until a spur of limestone is seen on the left (west). There is a small wat at the base of the limestone hills. Martin Ellis - 21/06/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 21/06/2019

A rock shelter has been converted into a temple. Blue water supply pipes were seen coming down the hill to the temple so there might be a spring higher up.

Documents

Bibliography 21/06/2019

ELLIS, MARTIN; BARRETT, DAVE (2001) "Thailand Expedition February 2000 Report" Shepton Mallet Caving Club Journal Series 10 No. 8 pp247-272 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp

Histoire

The wat was first visited in 2000 by the SMCC. 2000-02-23 SMCC (D. Barrett, P. Dummer, M. Ellis, H. Jones) 2006-11-20 (M. Ellis, Y. Sopha) Martin Ellis - 21/06/2019

Cavités proche

Distance (km)	Nom	Longueur (m)	Profondeur (m)
0.7	Nam Phut Thap Lao - CH0044	18	18
1.0	Tham Sing Toh - CH0077	651	64
1.5	Tham Song Chin [CH0109]	100	20
1.8	Tham Pha Ya Chang Puek - CH0010	50
2.6	Tham Phua - CH0080
3.1	Tham Tec - CH0052
3.7	Monk Big Chamber Cave [Tham Sing Toh] [CH0054]	238	16
3.8	Tham Tan Da Wan [Temple Cave] [Tham Tan Da Wan] [CH0059]	20	0
3.8	Cave CH0060 [Bat Roost Cave] [CH0060]	15	0