Cova de Coma Castellana

A 34-metre-long cave in Guardiola de Berguedà, with a single sloping chamber and a total elevation difference of 9 metres.

Guardiola de Berguedà • Berguedà 34m 9m

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A 34-metre-long cave in Guardiola de Berguedà, with a single sloping chamber and a total elevation difference of 9 metres.

Guardiola de Berguedà · Berguedà

Length: 34 m · Depth: 9 m

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A 34-metre-long cave in Guardiola de Berguedà, with a single sloping chamber and a total elevation difference of 9 metres.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Guardiola de Berguedà
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Cadí - Moixeró
Length: 34 meters
Depth: 9 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: September 27, 2025

Location

Above and to the left of the path that leads from the Coll d'Escriu to the refugi de Sant Jordi; at the foot of the Coma Castellana cliff and very difficult to locate as it is hidden by vegetation.

Approximate coordinates

Entrances

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Coma Castellana, Cova de
Elevation: 1496 m
42.285925, 1.823961
UTM 31T (ED 50) 403132 4682396
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Topographic

Cova de Coma Castellana - Topography, Guardiola de Berguedà, Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

Through a small entrance one enters a single chamber about 20 metres wide, situated on a sloping plane that rises about 6 metres in elevation difference; the presence of various blocks of karstic origin divides the hall into small compartments. The total elevation difference is 9 metres (+6/-3).

History

Explored by the ERE of the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya in 1969.

Bio

Coleoptera

Leiodidae

Parvospeonomus delarouzeei (Farmaire, 1860) (Escolà, 14-9-1969)

(Information provided by Floren Fadrique)

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Bibliography

Escolà, O.; Bellés, X. (1984). Distribució geogràfica dels Speonomus del subgènere Parvospeonomus (Col. Catopidae Bathisciinae) al vessant meridional dels Pirineus. III Sessió Conj. Entomologia ICHN-SCL: 19-28. Mataró.

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1980).-'l'Urgel, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà'. Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. (Vol. 5): 1-234. Políglota. Barcelona.

Valles, J. de (2009).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 3: 381 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia/Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.