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Balma del Rentador de la Llana del Roquer

Balma del Rentador de la Llana del Roquer

Gran balma obrada d'antic ús industrial a Castellterçol

Castellterçol • Moianès8m0

Large worked rock shelter of former industrial use in Castellterçol, with a wool washing facility that operated between the 16th and 19th centuries.

Characteristics

Location

We will set out from the village of Castellterçol and go to the Vapor industrial estate, located one kilometre to the north. From here, a dirt track sets off which we will follow for about 50 m, we will turn left and soon find a car park where we will leave the car. We will go down along a path that will take us to the Fontscalents stream, right here we will find the Roquer rock shelter.

Mapa

Entrances

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  1. Balma del Rentador de la Llana del Roquer

    Elevation: 637 m

    41.762236, 2.121522
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 426976 4623751
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

It is a large worked and fitted-out rock shelter, it has dimensions of 65 m in length by 7.50 m in depth and a maximum height of 12.50 m. It is worked on two levels, presenting an arch 11.50 m wide by 7.50 m high.

Hydrology

In the lower area we find a channel that runs from one end of the rock shelter to the other, being an old wool washing facility, very singular, that operated between the 16th and 19th centuries. The dirty wool was placed in the channel to wash it and it was also washed in the basins that we find on the lower floor. The wool was dried on the upper floor, spread out exposing it to the sun and the wind.

History

In 2006, the volunteers carried out various cleaning, rehabilitation and conservation tasks.

The Roquer complex is considered to be one of the 150 best elements of ancient industrial heritage in Catalonia.

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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 10-7-2025. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GE Badalona)

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/