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Avenc M-11

Avenc M-11

A 9-metre-deep fissure in Montcortès, Baix Pallars, with two entrances that intersect an E-W joint.

Baix Pallars • Pallars Sobirà 35m 9m

A 9-metre-deep fissure in Montcortès, Baix Pallars, with two entrances that intersect an E-W joint.

Characteristics

Location

The fissure is located in Montcortès, in the Baix Pallars. From Senterada one must head towards the Pobleta de Bellveí, where a narrow road is taken to the right as far as the estany de Montcortès. From the E side of the estany an asphalted track leads off towards Peracalç; on reaching the junction with the track that goes to Montsor, this is taken to the right, suitable for any vehicle, and after 1.7 kilometres one arrives at the flat area where the cavities are found. This flat area is on the left of the track and the spot is easily recognised because the track makes a sharp bend to the right and also to the right there is a large temporary pool of water used for watering animals.

The identification of the cavities is quite difficult, since at present (2011) only the painted name is preserved in the M-1 and M-11; from the rest of the cavities any sign identifying them has disappeared, and the GEB does not report any kind of guideline followed in order to identify them. Therefore, apart from these two cavities, it is unknown which coordinates correctly correspond to each of the others; it has been considered appropriate to mark the rest of the cavities with some coordinates situated between M-1 and M-11, bearing in mind that apart from the M-8, which is located a couple of bends before reaching the flat area, the rest of the cavities are situated within a radius of less than 200 metres from this indicated point; in some cases the coordinates correspond to hole entrances, but it is unknown whether they correspond to the same ones.

Map

Entrances

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  1. M-11, Avenc

    Elevation: 1359 m

    42.315525, 0.978973
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 333543 4686991
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

A 9-metre-deep fissure. It can be accessed by means of two entrances, one of them on a slope, which intersect the same joint of W-E direction.

History

On 26 to 30 March 1970 a team from the SIE of the CEA explores the Forat de Montcortès (98 metres) and the Forat del Vicenç (-10 metres). Later, on 6 and 7 March 1976, another SIE team in which some of the members of the previous team take part explores in the serra de Peracalç, between the estany de Montcortès and Peracalç, three cavities of -30 metres, -11 metres and -7 metres depth respectively, which it names Forats de la Grata no. 1, 2 and 3; this information remains in the SIE archives but nothing about it is ever published. Very probably they correspond to one of the many holes explored by the GEB in this sector.

In 1980 the GEB begins a series of explorations in this flat area that is located to the N of the roca de Perauba and to the W of the dolmen de Perauba and that the GEB calls pla del campament, because it is the spot where they set up camp during the explorations; these would last until 1988. Later they return in September 1994, in July 1995, when they accompany the archaeologists from the department of history of pre-capitalist societies and social anthropology of the UAB, and they return again in November 1999. In the course of these years, the forest mass has grown considerably, which also complicates the location of the cavities.

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Bibliography

  1. Porcel Caro,Enric.(1990).-”Exploracions a la Serra Magdalena ”. Cavernas (22):49-57. GE Badalona.
  2. Porcel Caro,Enric; Miret Pérez, Francesc.(2008).-”Cavernes d'interès arqueològic”. Cavernas (27):58-63. GE Badalona.
  3. Navarro,J.(1971).-”Relación cronológica de las exploraciones realizadas por miembros de la SIE en 1970”. EspeleoSie (10):75-87. SIE – CE Àliga. Barcelona.

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