Corral de l'abat
Gran balma situada en el cingle de Roca Pastora, Albanyà.
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Corral de l'abat
Gran balma situada en el cingle de Roca Pastora, Albanyà.
Albanyà · Alt Empordà
Length: 6 m
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Large rock shelter on the Cingle de Roca Pastora, Albanyà, 80 metres long.
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Description
Morphology
Long rock shelter that extends along 80 metres; its back varies between 2 and 6 metres, the ceiling is irregular and the floor almost flat and very rocky. At the S end there is a small cave.
Progression
Going up the road that leads to the sanctuary of the Mare de Deu del Mont, 500 metres before reaching Sant Llorenç de Sous, we find the Cingle de Roca Pastora; on the right we find the font of the same name. We go up along its left side, climbing over the fallen blocks of the cingle, and in a few minutes we will reach the foot of the wall where the coves de Roca Pastora are located. One must follow the ledge of the cingle to the right until reaching the rock shelter.
History
A rock shelter known and used since ancient times, it is cited in various catalogues without giving specific data. In the rock shelter we find a wall of cut stone, probably from the ancient monastery of Sous (?), which does not appear in a photo by Cèsar August Torras i Ferreri published in 1918 in the Guia del Pirineu Català (II).
User Comments (1)
March 11, 2026
Al fotogravat citat del llibre Cèsar August Torras, Guia del Pirineu Català (II). La Garrotxa (1918), pàgina 125, s’hi poden apreciar les parets del Corral de l’Abat. Aquest fotogravat prové d’una fotografia realitzada l’any 1912 pel fotògraf Gabriel Roig i Font. La imatge es conserva a la Memòria Digital de Catalunya (MDC) amb l’identificador AFCEC_ROIGF_DV_030-01460, dins el fons de l’Agrupació Fotogràfica de Catalunya.
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Bibliography
- Miret, Francesc; García,Martí.(1999).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de l'Alta Garrotxa”. Coves de l'Alta Garrotxa. Pp 1-108.
- Miret, F.(1996).-”Les Baumes, Coves, Forats i Tutes del terme d'Albanyà”. Albanyà (8). Albanyà.
- Torras i Ferreri, Cèsar August.(1918).-”Garrotxa” Guia del Pirineu Català (II).
- Vayreda i Olivas, Pere (1931).-”Santa Maria del Mont (Noticia Històrica d'aquest santuari”. pp: 41. ed. Trayter. Figueres.
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