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Cova de l'Hostal

Cova de l'Hostal

A rock shelter at la Granadella, 64 metres wide by 18 metres deep on the E side and 6 metres on the W side, with a markedly uneven floor.

Granadella, La • Garrigues 18m

A rock shelter at la Granadella, 64 metres wide by 18 metres deep on the E side and 6 metres on the W side, with a markedly uneven floor.

Characteristics

Location

Leaving la Granadella along the C-242 road towards Bellaguarda, after kilometre 13, we find a track on the right which we follow, we pass near a large pond, we leave paths on either side and when we have gone 2.3 Qm we find a crossroads, we continue along the branch to the right until it ends in a field. Here we will leave the vehicle and go down along a path to leave it shortly afterwards and turn left, now without a path. The rock shelter is about 200 metres away and is easy to locate.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cova de l' Hostal

    Elevation: 532 m

    41.333296, 0.708658
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 308262 4578290
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The rock shelter measures 64 metres wide by 18 metres deep on the E side and only 6 metres on the W side. The floor has a marked unevenness.

Other details

It is not suitable even for storing field tools and much less as a hostel, which is the toponym the cavity has and whose origin we do not know.

History

Known since ancient times in the area.

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Bibliography

  1. Aymamí, Gener; Valles, Jordi de; Ferreres, Jaume; et altres (2022).-Les Coves de la Granadella, les Garrigues. 1-145. Ajuntament de la Granadella.


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