Cau dels Ossos Sud

A 12-metre-deep pit in the Montgrí, known to the local people and explored by the SIRE-UEC de Sants in 1978.

Torroella de Montgrí • Baix Empordà 25m 12m

EspeleoWorld

Cau dels Ossos Sud

A 12-metre-deep pit in the Montgrí, known to the local people and explored by the SIRE-UEC de Sants in 1978.

Torroella de Montgrí · Baix Empordà

Length: 25 m · Depth: 12 m

Updated record

https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/cau-dels-ossos-sud

Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.

Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 12-metre-deep pit in the Montgrí, known to the local people and explored by the SIRE-UEC de Sants in 1978.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Torroella de Montgrí
Region: Baix Empordà
Unit: Montgrí, el
Length: 25 meters
Depth: 12 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: January 19, 2020

Location

It can be reached both from l'Estartit and from l'Escala, bearing in mind that during the summer months vehicle access is prohibited. Probably the most suitable approach is via Sobrestany and la Torre Ferrana; from there we follow the carretera de la Muntanya Gran (despite the name it is a track, but in good condition), we will soon come to a fork where we keep left; past the mirador del Roc Ferran a long straight begins; after covering 2.65 kilometres from la Torre Ferrana, we will find on the right of the track a wide parking area (ETRS89 coordinates 513072 – 4658371). From here and on the other side of the track a faint path sets off in direction N30W which after 65 metres and on the right of the path leads us to the Cau dels Ossos Sud.

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

Ossos Sud, Cau dels
Elevation: 115 m
42.077853, 3.157468
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 513025 4658432
Open in map Open in Google Maps

Download all entrances as GPX

Topographic

Cau dels Ossos Sud - Topography, Torroella de Montgrí, Baix Empordà

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 2

Photos

Cau dels Ossos Sud - Photo, Torroella de Montgrí, Baix Empordà

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 1

Description

Morphology

Within a small cluster of blocks are found the two entrances of this cavity, only one of them being passable, and through which a 4.10-metre pit can be descended, at the bottom of which is found a crossing of joints. Continuing along the one with a SE direction, ascending in course, four pits are found that converge at an upper level, the last one found being the one that penetrates to the point of maximum depth. The upper conduit on the NW side of the cavity is adjacent to the Cau dels Ossos Nord, but they do not connect.

History

Known to the local people, especially hunters, since remote times. The SIRE-UEC de Sants explored it in 1978, naming it avenc del Pla del Vent no. 4; near it there are some small cavities cited as Avencs del Pla del Vent numbers 1, 2, 5, and 6, none of them exceeding one metre in depth, for this reason their cataloguing has been discarded.

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Bibliography

Arbusé Bellapart, Narcís (2005).-El Montgrí pas a pas. 174 pp. Cossetània Edicions. Valls
SIE-CEA.(2007).-Memòria Montgrí. SIE-CEA. Barcelona
SIRE.-(1978).-”Notas sobre el Pla del Vent”. Boletin Informativo SIRE-Sants (3-4):35-63. SIRE-Sants. UEC. Barcelona.
Valles, Jordi de (2010).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Volum 4. 397 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.