LABIAT, Lakadong (Gebauer 2001) (Krang)

(Khliehriat - IN)
25.188300,92.275600
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A wide open, irregularly rectangular cave entrance (representatively 11 m wide and 4 m high), faces south-west and gives access to a horizontal cave, which is characterised by almost naked cave walls and a floor covered with gravitationally dislocated angular chips and stones (breakdown). ETYMOLOGY: The Lakadong Khasi cave name -Krang Labiat- means Bat Cave (note 1). SITUATION: Immediately beneath the Lakadong Sandstone (caprock), of which much has collapsed into the underlying Lakadong Limestone, and on the eastern edge of the Lakadong Plateau at a spot about 750 m in a direct line approximately north-east from the church in Umat (N25°11'06”: E092°16'07”: 759 m asl) and a kilometre south of the village centre of Umlatdoh (N25°11'50”: E092°16'40” WGS84). CULTURAL HISTORY - Human use: Burned remnants of straw torches and long hitting sticks combined with the local fame of the site can be interpreted to indicate that the cave is a bat hunting ground. CAVE LIFE: About one or two ozen unidentified, relatively small sized individual bats (Chiroptera) had retreated in the afternoon of 23rd February 2001 to various nooks and corners in the darker part of the cave.ozen unidentified, relatively small sized individual bats (Chiroptera) had retreated in the afternoon of 23rd February 2001 to various nooks and corners in the darker part of the cave.

Documents

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Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2001.02.23: H. Daniel Gebauer mapped and explored, guided by Kondrick Dkhar and assisted by Brian D. Kharpran Daly, Mark W. Brown, Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt, Lindsay B. Diengdoh and Shelley A. Diengdoh. 2014.02.22: Spellmoon Shilliangam from Ummat, then the Lakadong Headman (Sardar), told Brian D. Kharpran Daly and Thomas Arbenz the names of twelve caves, viz. Krem Labiat, Krem Muhubon, Krem Busti, Krem Ksow Lamet, Krem Shriah, Krem Rynjong Wamon, Krem Amtyrsey, Krem Mummum, Krem Amshwet, Krem Phlang Labiat, Krem Kyrdengshen, [and] Krem Um Krung (Arbenz, T in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 22th February, Saturday). 2014.02.25: Spellmoon Shilliangam from Ummat, then the Lakadong Sardar, was interpreted to have mentioned the bat cave Krang Lymbiat, which is probably the “Lymbiat (Gebauer)” on the map (anonymous Arbenz, T in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 25th Februar, Tuesday). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
0.5KYNDIAW (Krang)
0.6LAKADONG 06 (Latouche 1890) (Cave at)
0.6LAKADONG G (Oldham 1859)
0.6TANG PREW (Krang)
0.6LAKADONG F (Oldham 1859)
0.7DHARAI (Krang pdeng)
0.8LYMBIAT, Lakadong (Krang)
0.9BUSTI, Lakadong (Krang)
0.9LAHUBON, Umat (Krang)