Ngilgi Cave

Ngilgi Cave
Inside Ngilgi Cave
Location Yallingup, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°38′32″S 115°02′03″E / 33.6422°S 115.0342°E / -33.6422; 115.0342Coordinates: 33°38′32″S 115°02′03″E / 33.6422°S 115.0342°E / -33.6422; 115.0342
Depth 39 m (128 ft)[1]
Length 730 m (2,400 ft)[1]
Discovery 10 October 1899[2] (European)
Geology Karst cave
Access Daily tours, closed 25 December
Registry 6YA-1[1]

Ngilgi Cave, previously known as Yallingup Cave, is a karst cave to the northeast of Yallingup, in the southwest of Western Australia.

In many sections of the cave a red layer of soil can be seen; this is called paleosol.

Discovery

It was discovered by European settlers when Edward Dawson went searching for stray horses in 1899.[2] He acted as a guide to the cave from December 1900 to November 1937.

It was frequently promoted and was highlighted in early twentieth century tourism promotion materials.[3][4][5][6]

Naming

It was originally named for the nearby town of Yallingup but later renamed to acknowledge the cave's part in Australian Aboriginal mythology. Ngilgi (pronounced Neelgee)[7] was a good spirit who triumphed in battle against an evil spirit Wolgine.[2]

The story is part of the heritage of the Wardandi people who are the custodians of the caves in the area.[8]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Karst Index Database". Australian Speleological Federation. 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Jochen Duckeck (2014). "Ngilgi Cave". Show Caves of the World. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ↑ The Caves of Western Australia, A.E. Forsaith, 1905, retrieved 7 September 2018
  4. ↑ The caves of Western Australia, A.E. Forsaith, 1910, retrieved 7 September 2018
  5. ↑ "BEAUTIFUL FOLDED SHAWLS IN THE YALINGUP CAVE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA". Sunday Times (Perth) (1287). Western Australia. 13 August 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 7 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "The WONDERLAND of the WEST". Sunday Times (Perth) (780). Western Australia. 15 December 1912. p. 3 (First Section). Retrieved 7 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "A dry day in wine country". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 12 February 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Transwa in-service magazine Retrieved 3 May 2007. Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.


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