Avenc del Cuc

Small pit 16 metres deep in the Campgràs area, Sitges.

Sitges • Garraf 19m 16m

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Avenc del Cuc

Small pit 16 metres deep in the Campgràs area, Sitges.

Sitges · Garraf

Length: 19 m · Depth: 16 m

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Small pit 16 metres deep in the Campgràs area, Sitges.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Sitges
Region: Garraf
Unit: Garraf, el
Length: 19 meters
Depth: 16 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

From the large Campgràs doline, an almost vanished path heads south-east towards the avenc de la Fragata, at 106 metres distance, and to the right of the path the cavity is found within a funnel-shaped depression. Another reference is that it lies 46 metres east of the avenc Lluís Solà.

Entrances

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Avenc del Cuc
Elevation: 517 m
41.287140, 1.913270
UTM 31T (ED 50) 409096 4571407
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Topographic

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Description

Morphology

It consists of a single shaft 16 metres deep. The plan is 3x1 metres and is full of stones from the exterior; it slopes towards the east.

History

The first exploration was carried out in September 1956 by members of the GES del CMB.

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Bibliography

Montoriol, J.; Muntan, L. (1959).- "Resultados de nuevas investigaciones en el campo de dolinas del Pla de Campgrás (macizo de Garraf, Barcelona)" Speleon T. X (3-4): 127-152. Universidad de Oviedo.
Borràs, J. (1973).-Catálogo Espeleológico del Macizo de Garraf (I):1-156.Barcelona.