Avenc de les Roques del Corb

Small pit 13 metres deep at the Roques del Corb, Amer, with an oval entrance and a shaft of -11 metres.

Amer • Selva 16m 13m

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Small pit 13 metres deep at the Roques del Corb, Amer, with an oval entrance and a shaft of -11 metres.

Amer · Selva

Length: 16 m · Depth: 13 m

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Small pit 13 metres deep at the Roques del Corb, Amer, with an oval entrance and a shaft of -11 metres.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Amer
Region: Selva
Unit: Valls d'Hostoles i d'en Bas
Length: 16 meters
Depth: 13 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Transversal
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: January 21, 2016

Location

The track that climbs from Amer to the chapel of Santa Brígida passes by can Castell, where a new path must be taken that descends to the torrent that flows below the aforementioned house. About 60 metres above its bottom and on the opposite slope opens this pit. Approximate coordinates without much precision.

Entrances

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Avenc de les Roques del Corb
Elevation: 427 m
42.023308, 2.607876
UTM 31T (ED 50) 467630 4652643
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Topographic

Avenc de les Roques del Corb - Topography, Amer, Selva

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Description

Morphology

An oval entrance gives way to a shaft of -11 metres, with the base occupied by blocks and debris, among which and on the W side, a 1.50 metre hole opens where the cavity ends.

History

Although it seems to be known in the area, the first reference we have of this pit is the one provided by the ERE of the AEC in 1979, in which they explore and survey it. We update this record (January 2016) attaching an unpublished survey prior to the one known until now. Made by members of the ERE - CEC in May 1972 who named it Forat de les Bruixes. We do not know who and when it was named Avenc Elisenda, but very possibly it would be between the two previous explorations.

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Bibliography

Borrás,J.; Miñarro,JM;Talavera,F.(1982).-”el baix empordà, el gironès, la selva, l'osona,el vallès oriental i el maresme”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol 6):1-292. ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
Rocias, A.(1980).-”L'avenc de les Roques del Corb”. Circular AEC (setembre):10-11. AE Catalunya.