Tankard Shaft Dig
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The Old Ruminator
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I am not allowed to post about our dig 
rhychydwr1
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The caravan has long gone. Dig abandon. Can I take it over?
mrodoc
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You are being disingenuous! https://www.facebook.com/groups/161431510559371/
The Old Ruminator
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Exactly cus its SECRET !
I am not allowed to post here cus it's not secret.
I am not allowed to post here cus it's not secret.
tony from suffolk
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What sort of excuse is that? :hug:
Duncan S
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LOL LOLmikem said:tony from suffolk said:
Duncan got married...
Mike
I did indeed get married to Miri, who has stepped down from being Treasurer of the Finnish Caving Society and moved to the UK.
The caravan is just visible at the edge of the next field waiting for the diggers to get back on the case.
Nothing else to report on Tankard...
rhychydwr1
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Duncan S said:LOL LOLmikem said:tony from suffolk said:
Duncan got married...
Mike
I did indeed get married to Miri, who has stepped down from being Treasurer of the Finnish Caving Society and moved to the UK.
The caravan is just visible at the edge of the next field waiting for the diggers to get back on the case.
Nothing else to report on Tankard...
You must be joking. I am sure that there are no caves in Finland.
alastairgott
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I thought of this, but it's in Sweeden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lummelunda_Cave
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lummelunda_Cave
tony from suffolk
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Well, I'm a member of the Finish Caving Society, being an old decrepit person.
rhychydwr1
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rhychydwr1 said:Duncan S said:LOL LOLmikem said:tony from suffolk said:
Duncan got married...
Mike
I did indeed get married to Miri, who has stepped down from being Treasurer of the Finnish Caving Society and moved to the UK.
The caravan is just visible at the edge of the next field waiting for the diggers to get back on the case.
Nothing else to report on Tankard...
You must be joking. I am sure that there are no caves in Finland.
Just found a book review in the latest issue of Grottan, the Newsletter of the Swedish Speleological Society. The book is in Finish, but fortunately the review is in Swedish which like bad German, is easy to understand.
Suomen Luolat by Aimo Kejonen, Tu- omo Kes?l?inen, Sakari Kielosto, Seppo I. Lahti and Veli-Pekka Salonen. Salkirjat 2013. 432 pages.
Suomen Luolat - Finnish Caves begins with a chapter on Finnish Cave History (see also the article in Grottan No 3 2013 by Eetu and Aimo Kejonen). The next chapter deals with different cave types and their formation. A short chapter introduces cave climates and hydrology, while a little longer chapter deals with sediment inclusion. Most of the illustrations in this later chapter are from caves outside of Finland. Then one or a few pages on erosion forms, dating caves and threats to caves / cave protection. One of the longest chapters is cave-living organisms, thoroughly illustrated with some twenty species (or groups) of cave organisms. The introductory part is concluded with chapters on archaeology, cultural history, sagas, cave houses, and cave equipment. Looking closely at the pictures in the introductory chapter, you can find several familiar faces, how many do you know?! The main part of the book - more than 300 pages - is in practice a cave catalog that represents 165 caves and cave-like formations (or sometimes only geological phenomena that usually appeal to caves, such as jackpots and flocks) more forcoming with pictures, texts and topo - Graphic maps (and of course coordinates to the caves!). Even for us who do not live in Finland, this part of the book it very useful. For example, six caves of Aland are presented, about 30 in the vicinity of Abo and 20 in Helsinki. What I can miss is a small table of the longest and deepest caves in Finland, but on the other hand, the longest so far I know (at least when the book was written) is the just under 100 meters long Torhol Cave between Abo and Helsinki. Just scrolling in and looking at the pictures makes you feel like going east. The caves are splendid and look like exciting places. Suomen Luolat should be procured by anyone who may wish to spend a few holiday days in Finland (Available from: adlibris.com)
rhychydwr1
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rhychydwr1 said:rhychydwr1 said:Duncan S said:LOL LOLmikem said:tony from suffolk said:
Duncan got married...
Mike
I did indeed get married to Miri, who has stepped down from being Treasurer of the Finnish Caving Society and moved to the UK.
The caravan is just visible at the edge of the next field waiting for the diggers to get back on the case.
Nothing else to report on Tankard...
You must be joking. I am sure that there are no caves in Finland.
Just found a book review in the latest issue of Grottan, the Newsletter of the Swedish Speleological Society. The book is in Finish, but fortunately the review is in Swedish which like bad German, is easy to understand.
Suomen Luolat by Aimo Kejonen, Tu- omo Kes?l?inen, Sakari Kielosto, Seppo I. Lahti and Veli-Pekka Salonen. Salkirjat 2013. 432 pages.
Suomen Luolat - Finnish Caves begins with a chapter on Finnish Cave History (see also the article in Grottan No 3 2013 by Eetu and Aimo Kejonen). The next chapter deals with different cave types and their formation. A short chapter introduces cave climates and hydrology, while a little longer chapter deals with sediment inclusion. Most of the illustrations in this later chapter are from caves outside of Finland. Then one or a few pages on erosion forms, dating caves and threats to caves / cave protection. One of the longest chapters is cave-living organisms, thoroughly illustrated with some twenty species (or groups) of cave organisms. The introductory part is concluded with chapters on archaeology, cultural history, sagas, cave houses, and cave equipment. Looking closely at the pictures in the introductory chapter, you can find several familiar faces, how many do you know?! The main part of the book - more than 300 pages - is in practice a cave catalog that represents 165 caves and cave-like formations (or sometimes only geological phenomena that usually appeal to caves, such as jackpots and flocks) more forcoming with pictures, texts and topo - Graphic maps (and of course coordinates to the caves!). Even for us who do not live in Finland, this part of the book it very useful. For example, six caves of Aland are presented, about 30 in the vicinity of Abo and 20 in Helsinki. What I can miss is a small table of the longest and deepest caves in Finland, but on the other hand, the longest so far I know (at least when the book was written) is the just under 100 meters long Torhol Cave between Abo and Helsinki. Just scrolling in and looking at the pictures makes you feel like going east. The caves are splendid and look like exciting places. Suomen Luolat should be procured by anyone who may wish to spend a few holiday days in Finland (Available from: adlibris.com)
More on the longest cave in Sweden - appears to have shrunk, now only 30 m long:
Finland's largest limestone cave
In the western part of the mountain area at Karkali, the southern shore is formed, Finland's largest cave is eroded in the calcareous bedrock. The entire length of the cave is little more than 30 meters. Halfway in, the cave is right, but towards the end it narrows considerably. Be careful when you move in the cave.
from Grottan 52 (3) 19-24, 5 colour photos.
