Cova de l'Ermita
Small cave in travertine at Aiguafreda, with an entrance closed by an iron grille, a short passage and a chamber with 4 anthropomorphic tombs carved into the rock.
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Cova de l'Ermita
Small cave in travertine at Aiguafreda, with an entrance closed by an iron grille, a short passage and a chamber with 4 anthropomorphic tombs carved into the rock.
Aiguafreda · Vallès Oriental
Length: 12 m · Depth: 3 m
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Small cave in travertine at Aiguafreda, with an entrance closed by an iron grille, a short passage and a chamber with 4 anthropomorphic tombs carved into the rock.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The entrance, closed with an iron grille, leads into a short passage that opens into a chamber 8 metres long by 4 wide and a little more than 2 high. At the end of the chamber the floor rises slightly through a small side conduit.
Hydrology
On the slope of the riera de Martinet there is a water pool.
Progression
The entrance, closed with an iron grille, leads into a short passage that opens into a chamber. At the end of the chamber the floor rises slightly through a small side conduit.
Other details
In this chamber, carved into the rock, there are 4 tombs of anthropomorphic type, some of them heavily degraded by erosion.
History
Cavity known since time immemorial. The first speleological mention is due to the exploration by members of the Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia. The tombs carved into the rock seem to possibly be of Visigothic period.
Bio
Arachnida / Araneae / Leptonetidae
- Leptoneta infuscata (Simon, 1872)
Arachnida / Araneae / Linyphiidae
- Tenuiphantes (Saaristo&Tanasevitch, 1996)
Arachnida / Araneae / Pholcidae
- Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775)
Arachnida / Araneae / Tetragnathidae
- Meta bourneti (Simon, 1922)
- Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763)
Arachnida / Scorpiones / Superstitionidae
- Belisarius xambeui (Simon, 1879)
Insecta / Coleoptera / Leiodidae
- Parvospeonomus cruillensis (Comas, 2021)
Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae
- Limonia nubeculosa (Meigen, 1804)
(Source of the data: Dept. Artròpodes del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona)
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Bibliography
- Bosch, F. i Prat, M. (1975).- “Unes sepultures olerdolanes a Aiguafreda de Dalt” Muntanya (677): 288-292. Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.
- Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia (1976).- “Nota sobre tres cavidades en Aiguafreda (Barcelona)” Cavernas (19-20): 33-49. GE Badalona.
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