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Aven de Velnasque

Aven de Velnasque: a steep earthy funnel, a 1.50-metre step and a small earthy pit bottom, with Un dry-stone wall probably medieval.

Tourrettes 7m 4m

Aven de Velnasque: a steep earthy funnel, a 1.50-metre step and a small earthy pit bottom, with Un dry-stone wall probably medieval.

Characteristics

  • Type: Pothole
  • Municipality: Tourrettes
  • Length: 7 meters
  • Depth: 4 meters
  • Record updated:

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  1. Aven de Velnasque

    43.620031, 6.731559
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Description

Morphology

A steep earthy funnel, then a 1.50-metre step leading to a small earthy pit bottom[ref]Guillaume CHARDIN - CDS83, Fichier des cavités du Var > "Aven de Velnasque]" (numéro 1138027) : http://www.fichiertopo.fr/display.php?details=1&indexid=2063[/ref].

History

Un dry-stone wall, probably medieval, holds back the earth at the edge of the Entonnoir on the west side[ref]Guillaume CHARDIN - CDS83, Fichier des cavités du Var > "Aven de Velnasque]" (numéro 1138027) : http://www.fichiertopo.fr/display.php?details=1&indexid=2063[/ref].

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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/27197 · 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 BTH (Description sommaire), BTH (Archéologie) · 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/27197 · data as of 2026