Cova 3 de Saborell

Small worked cave in Alòs de Balaguer, with closing walls and a masonry manger, known and used since ancient times by the people of the area.

Alòs de Balaguer • Noguera 10m 2m

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Cova 3 de Saborell

Small worked cave in Alòs de Balaguer, with closing walls and a masonry manger, known and used since ancient times by the people of the area.

Alòs de Balaguer · Noguera

Length: 10 m · Depth: 2 m

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Small worked cave in Alòs de Balaguer, with closing walls and a masonry manger, known and used since ancient times by the people of the area.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Alòs de Balaguer
Region: Noguera
Unit: Serres marginals - Est
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 2 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 11, 2023

Location

From the municipality of Alòs de Balaguer we will cross the Segre river by the Alòs bridge and follow the paved track along the left hydrographic bank of the river following the direction of the water; after covering 1.4 kilometres from the bridge we will reach the Saborell ravine. From here we will go up the ravine along a path for 500 metres; at this point we must leave it and cross to the right hydrographic bank of the Saborell ravine, we must follow cross-country along the terraces that head towards the NE; in about 120 metres we will reach the cave, which is located at the base of a rocky outcrop.

The cave is located 120 and 65 metres to the N of caves 1 and 2 of Saborell respectively.

Entrances

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Saborell, Cova 3 de
Elevation: 368 m
41.907901, 0.944108
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 329486 4641594
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Topographic

Cova 3 de Saborell - Topography, Alòs de Balaguer, Noguera

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Description

Morphology

Cave of habitable dimensions; the entrance has some closing walls and a vertical block that acts as a support for the ceiling. Already in the innermost part the floor is stony and on one side there is a masonry manger.

At the NW end of the main room there is a second entrance suspended on one side and partially obstructed by a large fallen block, which leads out to a small ledge that connects with the main entrance at its north end.

Progression

The elevation difference is +2 metres and the route is 10 metres.

History

Known and used since ancient times by the people of the area, in April 2023 Montse Mañosa and Jordi Navarro of the Centre Excursionista de Castellar del Vallès locate it and carry out the cataloguing work.

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Totes les dades, situació, coordenades, topografia i fotografies han estat facilitades per Montse Mañosa i Jordi Navarro (Centre Excursionista Castellar del Vallès)