
Baumes del Cargolaire
Two known rock shelters in Calders (Moianès): the Cargolaire shelter no. 1 and no. 2, at the Roques dels Gitanos.
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Baumes del Cargolaire
Two known rock shelters in Calders (Moianès): the Cargolaire shelter no. 1 and no. 2, at the Roques dels Gitanos.
Calders · Moianès
Length: 7 m
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Two known rock shelters in Calders (Moianès): the Cargolaire shelter no. 1 and no. 2, at the Roques dels Gitanos.
Topographic
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Photos
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Description
Morphology
Shelter no. 1 is a built shelter where some dry-stone walls can still be seen; it has a length of 74 m by 7 m deep and a maximum height of 6 m. Shelter no. 2 has a length of 23 m and a depth of 6 m; the height is 10 m, but it has two levels: the first level is 4 m high and the second is 6 m, the total height.
History
These cavities were inhabited from the 40s by a man who came from a village in the north of Castelló. He lived in the shelter for 20 years; the people of Calders called him en Miquel de les Roques. He built a dwelling inside the shelter; basically, to survive he made a living searching for snails, which he then sold at nearby markets. He lived in the cave until he died and was much loved by the people of the village.
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades, topografies i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 8-2-2021. Dades: Ana Ruiz, Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)
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