Avenc del Pla Morant

Avenc de 24 metres de fondària a Pradell de la Teixeta.

Pradell de la Teixeta • Priorat35m24m

EspeleoWorld

Avenc del Pla Morant

Avenc de 24 metres de fondària a Pradell de la Teixeta.

Pradell de la Teixeta · Priorat

Length: 35 m · Depth: 24 m

Updated record

https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/avenc-del-pla-morant

Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.

Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 24-metre-deep pit in Pradell de la Teixeta, explored in the late 50s of the last century by CE Puigmal and made known in 1981 by speleologists from Reus.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Pradell de la Teixeta
Region: Priorat
Unit: Serra de l'Argentera - Pradell
Length: 35 meters
Depth: 24 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2015-02-15

Location

On the TV-3223 road from Pradell de la Teixeta to la Torre de Fontaubella, at approximately kilometre 3, and at the start of some sharp bends shortly before the railway station, there is a path that leaves from its left side and heads towards the Puig mountain. It must be followed for about 100 metres and left to cross through the middle of a hazelnut grove, until reaching the forest, where there is a small trail that reaches the cavity, (data from 1981).

Coordinates with no reliability at all, they are only indicative with respect to the area where the cavity would be located.

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

Avenc del Pla Morant
Elevation: 510 m
41.140630, 0.863261
UTM 31T (ED 50) 320768 4556772
Open in map Open in Google Maps

Download all entrances as GPX

Topographic

Avenc del Pla Morant - Topography, Pradell de la Teixeta, Priorat

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 1

Description

Morphology

The pit begins with a shaft of -7 metres that leads into a small chamber totally occupied by blocks. From its base two crawls emerge that lead to small chambers of elongated section, stony and with a concretioned ceiling; in one of these, the largest, there is the narrow entrance of a new shaft of -12 metres, where the cavity ends. The terminal shaft is narrow and of elongated section.

Speleothems

Small chambers with a concretioned ceiling.

History

Explored in the late 50s of the last century by CE Puigmal, they met Mr. Perfecto Cabré in the village bar, who accompanied them to the cavity, since it seems that it was within the limits of his land. Of this find, however, I have not found any documentation, and it is not until 1981 that it is made known when it was explored and surveyed by speleologists from Reus.

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1984).-”el baix camp, el priorat i la ribera d'ebre) Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.7):1-283. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.