Avenc del Racó de la Fusta

A 22 m deep pit in Tivissa, formed by a 17 m shaft that leads to a sloping chamber.

Tivissa • Ribera d'Ebre 35m 22m

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A 22 m deep pit in Tivissa, formed by a 17 m shaft that leads to a sloping chamber.

Tivissa · Ribera d'Ebre

Length: 35 m · Depth: 22 m

Updated record

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

A 22 m deep pit in Tivissa, formed by a 17 m shaft that leads to a sloping chamber.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Tivissa
Region: Ribera d'Ebre
Unit: Muntanyes de Vandellós - Tivissa
Length: 35 meters
Depth: 22 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Dolomite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: February 17, 2019

Location

The exact location of the cavity is unknown. Based on the toponym, it should be in the area where the name Racó de la Fusta appears on the ICGC map, but the situation cannot be pinpointed. The original record states: “A 200 m al N del Mas Pellisé”. It has not been possible to determine which farmhouse this is.

Prospecting in the area is very difficult due to the abundant vegetation covering the relief, and transit is only possible along the most usual paths. Furthermore, most farmhouses are abandoned, and those that are preserved have largely been bought or rented by outsiders who do not know the territory.

The coordinates only indicate the area where the cavity should be found.

Entrances

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Avenc del Racó de la Fusta
Elevation: 250 m
40.985517, 0.676681
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 304555 4539749
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Topographic

Avenc del Racó de la Fusta - Topography, Tivissa, Ribera d'Ebre

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Description

Morphology

Formed by a single 17-metre shaft through which one accesses a sloping chamber, and at its lowest point some steps between blocks lead to the point of maximum depth.

History

According to old records of the GES – CMB, N. Llopis Lladó explored around 1934 or 1935 a series of cavities in this southern area of the municipality of Tivissa. Of all of them, only the one he called Avenc del Racó de Reboig (later catalogued as Avenc del Racó d'en Juny) has been located. The location of all these cavities is very imprecise and in some cases nonexistent. Most references mention Mas Pellisé, but neither in old nor in the most modern cartography are references to this farmhouse found.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1984).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (el Baix Camp, el Priorat i la Ribera d'Ebre). Vol. 7: 283 pp. Editorial Políglota. Barcelona.