Balma de la Desenrocada

Small cave in red sandstone in Vilanova d'Escornalbou, known since time immemorial and a possible inspiration for Gaudí.

Vilanova d'Escornalbou • Baix Camp 9m 3m

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Small cave in red sandstone in Vilanova d'Escornalbou, known since time immemorial and a possible inspiration for Gaudí.

Vilanova d'Escornalbou · Baix Camp

Length: 9 m · Depth: 3 m

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

Small cave in red sandstone in Vilanova d'Escornalbou, known since time immemorial and a possible inspiration for Gaudí.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Vilanova d'Escornalbou
Region: Baix Camp
Unit: Serra de l'Argentera - Pradell
Length: 9 meters
Depth: 3 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 3, 2018

Location

We will leave the village of Vilanova d'Escornalbou by the road that goes to the castle and to the village of l'Argentera; we will find a turn-off on the left that is a dirt track leading to Colldejou. We will continue to a junction of tracks, take the one on the left and continue to the coll de la Desenrocada. Here a path comes out on the left that climbs to the summit of the Desenrocada del Bailon; just as we reach the top a path comes out on the right that passes through a pierced rock that will take us to the balma de la Desenrocada del Bailon.

Entrances

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Balma de la Desenrocada
Elevation: 500 m
41.111437, 0.905357
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 324129 4553242
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Topographic

Balma de la Desenrocada - Topography, Vilanova d'Escornalbou, Baix Camp

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Photos

Balma de la Desenrocada - Photo, Vilanova d'Escornalbou, Baix Camp

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Description

Morphology

With a positive rise of 3.5 metres at its entrance, the balma de la Desenrocada has maximum measurements of 9 metres deep by 9.5 metres wide and a height of 5 metres.

History

Known since time immemorial. It is thought that Antoni Gaudí, born in Reus and who spent part of his childhood at a farmhouse in Riudoms, was inspired by the alveolar forms that occupy a good part of the relief of the Desenrocada to design the peculiar shapes of the windows and doors of his architectural work.

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Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles). Apunt del 13-12-2017. Dades: Josep Cuenca, Xavier Samarra (GE Badalona)