Balma del Prat

Small walled rock shelter in Gaià (Bages), 18 m long, 4 m deep and 2 m high, with remains of an old farmhouse built into the rock.

Gaià • Bages 4m

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Balma del Prat

Small walled rock shelter in Gaià (Bages), 18 m long, 4 m deep and 2 m high, with remains of an old farmhouse built into the rock.

Gaià · Bages

Length: 4 m

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Small walled rock shelter in Gaià (Bages), 18 m long, 4 m deep and 2 m high, with remains of an old farmhouse built into the rock.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Gaià
Region: Bages
Unit: Pla del Bages
Length: 4 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 23, 2024

Location

We will set out from the village of Navàs along the BV-4402 road, heading towards Galera; after about 200 m we will turn off onto a dirt track that leaves to our right, we will continue for about 2.5 km and here we will leave the car, to continue on foot along a path that leaves to the right, about 200 m in a northerly direction, until we find a very visible rocky outcrop; just below it we find the rock shelter.

Entrances

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Balma del Prat
Elevation: 457 m
41.917718, 1.907226
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 409382 4641218
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Topographic

Balma del Prat - Topography, Gaià, Bages

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Description

Morphology

The rock shelter has dimensions of 18 in length by 4 m in depth and a height of 2 m.

Hydrology

Above the roof of the rock shelter, on the upper part, a channel carved into the rock can be seen that must have collected rainwater and carried it to the rock shelter.

Other details

The cavity preserves remains of the walls of an old farmhouse built into the rock; it is an interesting semi-troglodytic construction built in a rock shelter.

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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 26-6-2023. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)