Balma de Cal Calau
A 12-metre-deep rock shelter in Casserres, inhabited until the mid-20th century.
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Balma de Cal Calau
A 12-metre-deep rock shelter in Casserres, inhabited until the mid-20th century.
Casserres · Berguedà
Length: 12 m
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A 12-metre-deep rock shelter in Casserres, inhabited until the mid-20th century.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
It is a large rock shelter 35 metres wide by 12 metres maximum depth.
Progression
The path allows cars to drive as far as prudence dictates, and from there we will continue on foot and in a few minutes we will reach the rock shelter.
Other details
From end to end the rock shelter is closed off by a wall with five doors and the remains of a sixth located at the N end. The whole interior is divided into different rooms (remains of an oven where bread was baked, quarters for livestock, a kneading trough, the pantry...). It preserves, in good condition, an important construction.
History
Known since time immemorial. It is a very well-known rock shelter, it was inhabited until the mid-20th century, but it has gone unnoticed by speleologists.
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades han estat extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles) (apunt del 20-10-2013). Fitxa original: J. de Valles (EC Gràcia), J. Cuenca (GE Badalona)
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