Cova 1 de les Feixasses

Descending fissure between blocks in Sant Feliu de Pallerols, at the upper part of the Clot de l'Infern, W of the village and above the C-153 road in the Vall d'en Bas.

Sant Feliu de Pallerols • Garrotxa 25m 12m

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Descending fissure between blocks in Sant Feliu de Pallerols, at the upper part of the Clot de l'Infern, W of the village and above the C-153 road in the Vall d'en Bas.

Sant Feliu de Pallerols · Garrotxa

Length: 25 m · Depth: 12 m

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Descending fissure between blocks in Sant Feliu de Pallerols, at the upper part of the Clot de l'Infern, W of the village and above the C-153 road in the Vall d'en Bas.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Sant Feliu de Pallerols
Region: Garrotxa
Unit: Valls d'Hostoles i d'en Bas
Length: 25 meters
Depth: 12 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Transversal
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 4, 2020

Location

At the upper part of the Clot de l'Infern, W of Sant Feliu de Pallerols and above the C-153 road in the Vall d'en Bas. The entrance, in the form of a window in a small crag and a few metres from the Cova 2 de les Feixasses, is not too far from the ruins of the Mas de les Feixasses, abandoned since the 1950's.

From the coll d'Uria there is a route, somewhat lost, that reaches Roca Roja and la Salut, passing by the Mas de les Feixasses.

Location and coordinates of very little reliability and which only indicate the area where the cavity should be found.

Entrances

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Feixasses, Cova 1 de les
Elevation: 952 m
42.072312, 2.480646
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 457037 4657935
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Topographic

Cova 1 de les Feixasses - Topography, Sant Feliu de Pallerols, Garrotxa

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Description

Morphology

Descending fissure between blocks in Sant Feliu de Pallerols.

Progression

Descending fissure that reaches a final stretch between blocks, through which one can reach the end of the passage that remains closed a little further on. From the graphic scale of the 1934 survey it seems that the drop is greater than what was attributed to it in the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (1980).

History

The first news known of the two caves of les Feixasses are the product of the discovery of a new species of beetle made by the entomologist Antoni Vilarrubia on 17 April 1934. At this time, Vilarrubia often went out with members of the Club Muntanyenc Barcelonès (See Sota Terra II, 1935) and it seems more than likely that N. Llopis Lladó, among others, accompanied him and would have made the survey of the two caves of les Feixasses. These surveys remained hidden in the CMB archive for more than 40 years, until around 1979 they were rediscovered by Joan Borràs in the course of collecting data for the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya, where they appeared published for the first time.

In January 1989, O. Escolà and A. Lista (ERE – CEC) visit the cavities with the aim of collecting fauna. They also explore some small cavities between blocks, very close to the Mas de les Feixasses. Of these works there is practically no record anywhere.

In the summer of 1994, members of the SIE – CEA accompanied by naturalist friends from Sant Feliu de Pallerols, explore the holes located at the Punxa Filosa and on finishing they pass by the entrances of the two caves of les Feixasses and also by the small holes marked by the ERE near the ruins of the Mas. On this occasion neither are data taken from any of them.

In May 1977, A. Lagar and companions of the SIRE – UEC Gràcia visit a cave that they call Cova de la Boada and which is published in the same work on the nearby pits of Can Roca Roja. The location given of this cavity is very imprecise and with even more imprecise coordinates, but everything seems to indicate that it must be found in the area of the Clot de l'Infern. The naturalist friends of Sant Feliu dedicated 4 or 5 days to the search for the Cova de la Boada and the results were totally sterile. In the end it was concluded that very possibly the Cova de la Boada must be one of the caves of les Feixasses and more specifically la Cova number 1, since it has much similarity with the structure and details of Llopis Lladó's survey. Of course doubts remain, as Lagar and companions did not see the nearby cave number 2? The orientation of the gallery varies 180º between one and the other, but this is something that we have observed happens very often in the different surveys of the same cavity.

Bio

Coleoptera

Parvospeonomus vilarrubiasi (Zariquiey, 1940) (Described as Speonomus)

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Bibliography

Borràs,J.; Miñarro,JM.; Talavera,F.(1980).-”El Ripollès, la Garrotxa, i l'Alt Empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.4):204-205.Ed Políglota.Barcelona.

Español, F. (1953).- “Sobre Bathyiscinae ibéricos, adiciones a la última revisión del profesor Jeannel (1924”. Speleon IV (1): 37-48. Universidad de Oviedo

Lagar, A.; Cardona, F.; Ferreres, J. (1977).-”Dades per al coneixement espeleològic de la Salut – Collsacabra. Barcelona” Excursionisme (31):24-32. UEC. (versió en català) / Exploracions (2): 11-27. Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia. (versió en castellà).