Cova de l'Amadeu
Small cave just over 4 m long and about 2 m wide to the west of Núria, opened in reddish slate.
EspeleoWorld
Cova de l'Amadeu
Small cave just over 4 m long and about 2 m wide to the west of Núria, opened in reddish slate.
Queralbs · Ripollès
Length: 4 m
Updated record
https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/cova-de-l-amadeu
Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.
Small cave just over 4 m long and about 2 m wide to the west of Núria, opened in reddish slate.
Topographic
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Photos
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Description
Morphology
Small cavity, situated slightly elevated above the path, just over 4 metres long and about 2 metres wide, opened in a rocky outcrop of reddish slate.
The entrance mouth has been arranged and in former times had been closed by a grille.
Other details
Without speleological interest.
History
Known since time immemorial. According to Amades, a shepherd named Amadeu had a divine revelation, according to which in a cave of the Pyrenees there were, buried, an image of Mary, a pot and a bell that had belonged to Saint Giles. They say he found them in a cova de la vall (cave of the valley) of the valley of Núria. From this derives the belief, also according to Amades, that women who could not have children went up to Núria to place their head, first inside the pot and later the custom was transferred to the bell, in order to be fertile.
User Comments (0)
No comments yet.
Be the first to share your experience!
Registered Explorations (0)
No explorations registered yet.
Register your visit to this cave!
Bibliography
- Aymamí, Gener (2002).- “Les coves de Núria”. IX Jornades de Literatura Excursionista: 141-150. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.
- Valles, J. de (2009).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 3: 381 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.
- Fotografia extreta del web: encos.cat
Nearby caves
Cova de Sant Gil
0.5 km · N
Queralbs (Ripollès)
1 topo.1 photos
Coves del Catau de l'ós
1.1 km · NW
Queralbs (Ripollès)
2 topo.5 photos
Sistema dels Forats Nº3 I Nº4 de l'Embut
1.2 km · NW
Queralbs (Ripollès)
3 topo.13 photos
Forat Nº1 de l'Embut
1.4 km · NW
Queralbs (Ripollès)
1 topo.5 photos
Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/