Buco del Cappellano
Cave with a predominantly vertical development, with a single 51 m pit, followed by a second 20 m pit and a third 10 m one, ending in a muddy meander blocked by a landslide.
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Buco del Cappellano
Cave with a predominantly vertical development, with a single 51 m pit, followed by a second 20 m pit and a third 10 m one, ending in a muddy meander blocked by a landslide.
Orvieto
Length: 108 m · Depth: 86 m
Updated record
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Cave with a predominantly vertical development, with a single 51 m pit, followed by a second 20 m pit and a third 10 m one, ending in a muddy meander blocked by a landslide.
Description
Morphology
The cave has a predominantly vertical trend. The first element is a single pit 51 m deep. At the bottom, after passing a landslide, a second 20 m pit is reached. Halfway down the latter, after passing a squeeze, a third 10 m pit is descended, reaching a small chamber and a muddy meander. At the end of the meander a landslide prevents continuation.
Progression
Traversability: experts only; recommended period: all year. Rigging: temporary.
Other details
The cave is of paleontological interest. Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); stratified micritic limestones; stratified.
History
Findings: archaeological, palethnological.
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Bibliography
LEMMI G. & COLETTI G. (1961) Elenco catastale delle grotte dell'Umbria ANONIMO (1962) Attività del Gruppo Grotte dell'Istituto di Geologia dell'Università di Perugia PIRRAMI M.M. (1972) Attività 1971 del Gruppo Speleologico Todi SALVATORI F. (1990) Trent'anni dopo al Pozzo Cappellano BANI M. (1991) La protostoria della speleologia nell'Appennino umbro-marchigiano TRIPPINI S. (2012) Cose de' pazzi, grotte e vedute dei dintorni dell'antica Civitella
Nearby caves
Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=51 · data as of 2025