
Balmes de Puig Andreu
Worked rock shelter known in the Serra de l'Obac, with two shelters beneath the Puig-andreu monolith.
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Balmes de Puig Andreu
Worked rock shelter known in the Serra de l'Obac, with two shelters beneath the Puig-andreu monolith.
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Length: 7 m
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Worked rock shelter known in the Serra de l'Obac, with two shelters beneath the Puig-andreu monolith.
Topographic
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
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Description
Morphology
The worked rock shelter (no. 1) has a length of 22 m by 7 m deep and a maximum height of 5 m. It presents thick walls with loopholes in the manner of a defensive fortification. Due to its location and height it could have been a lookout point.
Rock shelter no. 2 has a length of 16 m by 4.5 m deep and a height of 3.5 m; it presents no remains of constructions.
History
Known since remote times. Widely publicized in the hiking literature of the Serra de l'Obac. It seems to be a shelter of a defensive nature and more recently it was used as a fold for livestock.
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Bibliography
- Dades, topografia i fotografies extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt 21-6-2021. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)
- Aymamí, Genar (2006).- Coves fortificades de Catalunya. Arxiu Bibliogràfic de la UEC. Barcelona.
- Ferrando, Antoni (1983).- El Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l'Obac. Història i arqueologia vistes per un excursionista. El Pot Cooperativa. Sabadell.
- Valles, Jordi de (2016).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 5: 560 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.
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