
Avenc del Tossal de Cantacorbs
A 15 m deep pit at Tossal de Cantacorbs, Siurana, a very unstable clastic cavity with 5, 6 and 9 m shafts.
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Avenc del Tossal de Cantacorbs
A 15 m deep pit at Tossal de Cantacorbs, Siurana, a very unstable clastic cavity with 5, 6 and 9 m shafts.
Cornudella de Montsant · Priorat
Length: 58 m · Depth: 15 m
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A 15 m deep pit at Tossal de Cantacorbs, Siurana, a very unstable clastic cavity with 5, 6 and 9 m shafts.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
It is a very unstable clastic cavity. Once the entrance is cleared, a small 35x35 cm opening leads to a 5 m shaft that places us in a small chamber of 4x10 m; to the south of the chamber another 6 m shaft opens, while to the northwest the joint narrows until it becomes impenetrable.
From the base of the entrance shaft, following the joint between blocks in a southeast direction, one reaches another 9 m shaft, where the joint gains greater extent until it closes and becomes impenetrable.
History
In the last entry of a field notebook by the geospeleologist Joaquim Monturiol, an enigmatic Avenc de Cantacorbs was mentioned, a place name quite repeated in the area, estimating a depth of 20 m and about which nobody knew anything.
Mentioned to Andreu Pallisé, he began searching the surroundings of Mas de Barba with the help of orthophotos until he located this cavity, which could be the one cited by Montoriol, although it is somewhat uncertain since the opening had to be cleared.
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Bibliography
Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat facilitades per Joan Pallisé, J.M. Plana 'Bin', Albert Tarragó, Juan Luis Benitez, G.I.E.M. (C.E.M.)
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