Balma del Daurell

A set of two rock shelters in Rajadell (Bages), one with a dwelling built in conglomerates and the other without construction traces.

Rajadell • Bages 11m

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Balma del Daurell

A set of two rock shelters in Rajadell (Bages), one with a dwelling built in conglomerates and the other without construction traces.

Rajadell · Bages

Length: 11 m

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A set of two rock shelters in Rajadell (Bages), one with a dwelling built in conglomerates and the other without construction traces.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Rajadell
Region: Bages
Unit: Pla del Bages
Length: 11 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: January 5, 2025

Location

We will set out from the village of Rajadell toward a hamlet called les Casetes. From here a dirt track leads to the old Daurell farmhouse, now in ruins. Here we will leave the car to continue on foot, and one must descend about 50 m in an easterly direction. We find the rock shelter below the Daurell house; the views from here of the castle of Rajadell, which lies 200 m on the other side of the ravine, are splendid.

Entrances

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Balma del Daurell
Elevation: 383 m
41.728972, 1.703579
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 392178 4620497
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Topographic

Balma del Daurell - Topography, Rajadell, Bages

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Description

Morphology

These are two rock shelters, one of them built, opened in conglomerates. The built part has an elongated shape, is of a single storey, and an outer wall closes the cavity. The work is made of masonry, with two windows, and inside there are remains of a wall that divided the space. At the southern corner there is a very well-preserved oven.

The cavity has dimensions of 23 m in length by 6 m in width and 2.5 in height. The north shelter is 14 m long by 11 m deep and 1.8 m high.

Other details

In the south shelter there is the house, and the north shelter, which must have served to keep livestock, shows no construction traces. It is an interesting example of a house built into the rock within a rock shelter, with medieval origins.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 19-2-2024. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB).