
Cau del Tossal Gros
Avenc de 7 metres de fondària a l'Estartit (Torroella de Montgrí).
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Cau del Tossal Gros
Avenc de 7 metres de fondària a l'Estartit (Torroella de Montgrí).
Torroella de Montgrí · Baix Empordà
Length: 25 m · Depth: 7 m
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A 7-metre-deep pit in l'Estartit (Torroella de Montgrí), with a chamber 16 metres long.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
It has an entrance 0.7 metres by 2.8 metres high, which communicates directly with a chamber 16 metres long and 7 metres deep with a couple of small crawls at the sides. Formerly there was a passable entrance at the W end, which today is obstructed by blocks.
History
Known since time immemorial, in prehistoric times it was used as a burial cave and with this intention the entrance was modified to make it more monumental. The first archaeological excavation was carried out in 1923, by Lluís Pericot.
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Bibliography
- Arbusé i Bellapart, Narcís.(2005).-El Montgrí pas a pas. pp:174 Cossetània edicions. Valls.
- Pericot, Lluís (1939).-”Cuevas sepulcrales del Montgrí”. Ampúrias (1):113-137.
- Valles, Jordi de.(2010).-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):191. ECG/FCE.
- Coordenades i fotos extretes de Wikiloc, autor Capita Haddodk, post del dia 8-4-2015, ruta 2ªintegral del Bisbe ajagut del Montgrí Ullà-Carroig-Rocamaura-Castell.
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