
Cova de l'Ermita de la Vansa
Cova obrada de 13 metres de fondo al barranc de Fontfreda (Vilanova de Meià).
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Cova de l'Ermita de la Vansa
Cova obrada de 13 metres de fondo al barranc de Fontfreda (Vilanova de Meià).
Vilanova de Meià · Noguera
Length: 13 m · Depth: 1 m
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A 13-metre-deep excavated cave at the barranc de Fontfreda, in Tòrrec, municipality of Vilanova de Meià, preceded by the ruins of an 11th-century Romanesque hermitage.
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Description
Morphology
It is a cave in the form of a hall 13x12 metres in diameter and 2 metres high.
Progression
The access to it is preceded by the ruins of an 11th-century Romanesque hermitage (Mare de Déu de Gràcia or Santa Maria de la Vansa), of which it formed part. Currently, and due to the collapse of the hermitage, access to the cave is direct; when the hermitage was standing, access must have been from inside the hermitage by means of some stairs that are still preserved.
History
The oldest reference to the existence of the Hermitage and consequently of the cave dates from the year 1391, although its construction corresponds to the 11th century, with Gothic additions.
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Bibliography
- Cortés i Ribelles, Manuel.(1984).- El Montsec i Muntanyes Veïnes. Centre Excursionista de Lleida.
- Escolà i Boada, Oleguer (1970).- “Catálogo Espeleológico del Montsec”. Espeleòleg (11-12):453-541. ERE del CEC. Barcelona.
- Reig,Joan; Aymamí,Gener; Peidró,Eliseo.(1998).-”Baronia de Lavansa: Romànic i trogloditisme amb incògnites”. Excursionisme (270):230-236. UEC. Barcelona.
- Vega, Josep de la. (1981).-”Aplec de documents arqueològics de les coves del Montsec i llur projecció a les comarques i serres properes”. Mediterrània (12): 1-359.
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