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Grotta dei Porci

Grotta dei Porci

A system of horizontal passages and fissures, developed along three wide joints enlarged by corrosion and fluvial erosion, with speleothems absent or very poor.

Orvieto 74m 19m

A system of horizontal passages and fissures, developed along three wide joints enlarged by corrosion and fluvial erosion, with speleothems absent or very poor.

الخصائص

  • النوع: كهف
  • البلدية: Orvieto
  • رقم السجل: UM54
  • الطول: 74 متر
  • العمق: 19 متر
  • آخر تحديث للسجل:

الموقع

Location: Roccaccia. It opens near the ruins of the Monastery of Santa Romana.

Upper route: from Titignano, follow the road down to the i Cipressi farm; from here a path leads to the ruins of the church of Santa Romana (these ruins, when the waters of the Corbara basin reach their maximum level, are almost completely submerged). Continue along the path in an E direction until a rudimentary construction in complete ruin comes into view (uphill); the cave opens immediately uphill, at the foot of a limestone wall. Along the same wall, a few metres before the cave, there is a comfortable rock shelter.

Route from the river: 100 m, 10 min on foot from the easternmost landing of the Corbara basin (hydrographic left, to the right of the direction of navigation), proceed past the ruins of Santa Romana, after about 200 m land on the same side as them. From here, in the middle of the scrub, look for a faint track that goes up into the slope; following the winding path for about 100 you reach the foot of a rocky wall where there are also ruined remains, near which the cave entrance opens.

Route information: Scrub or bush, Walkable path, Steep slope, Boat required, Dangerous access.

Entrance: Fairly wide and easy fissure entrance. Entrance context: Natural, Rural, Slope, Anthropized. Access: Free access; the access paths are in a state of abandonment, vegetation obstructs the passage in some sections.

الخريطة

المداخل

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  1. Grotta dei Porci

    الارتفاع: 160 m

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الصور

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الوصف

الشكل

System of passages and fissures. Trend: Horizontal. Passability: Easy; recommended period all year. Hazards: landslides/collapses.

Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); stratified micritic limestones; stratified; subhorizontal. The cave is developed along three wide SE-NW, E-W, S-N joints, enlarged by corrosion and fluvial erosion. Nature of the ground: earthy at the entrance, earthy and detrital inside.

الترسبات الكهفية

Speleothems: absent or very poor.

تفاصيل أخرى

Excavation work was carried out in the search for archaeological finds.

Paleontology: Puccioni found remains of: Canis Lupus, Ovis Aries, Lepus Europaeus, Bos Taurus.

التاريخ

Archaeology and palethnology: the research carried out by Mochi gave a negative result. Studies: archaeological, palethnological.

Notes on the name: this cave seems to coincide with the Grotta di Santa Romana described by Puccioni; however, it was indicated by the locals under the name Grotta dei Porci.

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المراجع

LEMMI G. & COLETTI G. (1961) Elenco catastale delle grotte dell'Umbria ANONIMO (1962) Attività del Gruppo Grotte dell'Istituto di Geologia dell'Università di Perugia

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