Cova de la Casa Vella

Cova de 15 metres de recorregut a Montanissell (Coll de Nargó).

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Cova de la Casa Vella

Cova de 15 metres de recorregut a Montanissell (Coll de Nargó).

Coll de Nargó · Alt Urgell

Length: 15 m · Depth: 2 m

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A 15-metre-long cave in Montanissell (Coll de Nargó), at one end of a rock shelter fitted out with two walls and an additional construction.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Coll de Nargó
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Boumort, el
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 2 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2015-10-11

Location

In the barranc de la Muntanya, at the foot of a cliff and near the track that climbs from Montanissell to Can Pitarell, where it passes through the Forat del Pitarell. From the track, the various dry-stone constructions that make up the complex can be seen. The surroundings of the cave are full of abandoned beehives.

Entrances

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Cova de la Casa Vella
Elevation: 1301 m
42.206671, 1.253446
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 355821 4674199
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Topographic

Cova de la Casa Vella - Topography, Coll de Nargó, Alt Urgell

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Description

Morphology

It is located at one end of a rock shelter, fitted out by means of two walls and an additional construction that shelters under the lee of the cliff. The cavity itself is formed by a single gallery 15 metres long, with a regular section of just over 2 metres wide by about 2 metres and a bit high. The final part ends in a slight downward slope.

History

Known since time immemorial, it was used until the beginning of the 20th century. The SAS del CGB explored and surveyed it in 1965.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, J.M.;Talavera, F.(1978).-”alt urgell i la cerdanya”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.1):69. Ed. Políglota.
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.