Aven de la Coume del Four
A cavity opening through a narrow window onto a P 15 broken by ledges, whose descent leads through a preserved joint to a pretty P 10 and then, by three steps, to the low point at elevation -37 m.
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Aven de la Coume del Four
A cavity opening through a narrow window onto a P 15 broken by ledges, whose descent leads through a preserved joint to a pretty P 10 and then, by three steps, to the low point at elevation -37 m.
Bessède-de-Sault
Length: 70 m · Depth: 37 m
Updated record
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A cavity opening through a narrow window onto a P 15 broken by ledges, whose descent leads through a preserved joint to a pretty P 10 and then, by three steps, to the low point at elevation -37 m.
Description
Morphology
A narrow rectangular window 1 x 0.50 m opening flush with the ground gives directly onto a P 15 broken by two ledges, the one at -4, the other at -7 m. The descent of this shaft leads to a col. To the right, a fine shaft entrance is quickly blocked by large blocks. To the left, a short inclined plane leads to a high chamber formed by the arrival of an annex shaft. South of this chamber, a narrow joint, miraculously preserved from clogging, gives access to a pretty P 10 (puits des Fakirs) whose entrance, perfectly cylindrical, cut on a bench, quickly widens into a fine joint bristling with strong corrosion blades. The bottom of this shaft, particularly tormented, at first appears totally blocked; it is 2 m from the bottom, on an inclined bench, that the continuation must be sought.
Speleothems
The P 10 (puits des Fakirs) widens into a fine joint bristling with strong corrosion blades.
Progression
A narrow passage and a series of three steps, with a respective drop of 2, 3 and 6 metres, lead to the low point of the cavity, at elevation -37 m.
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Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/159471 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by Stochus (Description) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/159471 · data as of 2026