Cova de la Caula

A 34-metre-long cave in Les Escaules (Boadella i les Escaules), with access closed in 2017 due to a rockfall.

Boadella i les Escaules • Alt Empordà 34m 10m

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Cova de la Caula

A 34-metre-long cave in Les Escaules (Boadella i les Escaules), with access closed in 2017 due to a rockfall.

Boadella i les Escaules · Alt Empordà

Length: 34 m · Depth: 10 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A 34-metre-long cave in Les Escaules (Boadella i les Escaules), with access closed in 2017 due to a rockfall.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Boadella i les Escaules
Region: Alt Empordà
Unit: Empordà, l'
Length: 34 meters
Depth: 10 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Travertine
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: March 30, 2017

Location

At the entrance to the small village of Les Escaules there is a waterfall and a restaurant called la Caula; to the left of the waterfall and next to the house there is a staircase cut into the rock that leads to the entrance of the cave, hanging about 15 metres above ground level. Currently (2017) access is closed by the town council, following a rockfall at the waterfall. Access to the cave is pending rehabilitation due to a lack of safety measures. The cave is on private property.

Entrances

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Cova de la Caula
Elevation: 68 m
42.318179, 2.885649
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 490577 4685110
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Topographic

Cova de la Caula - Topography, Boadella i les Escaules, Alt Empordà

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Description

Morphology

The mouth is 6 metres wide by 3.50 metres high. It leads to a single gently ascending gallery, becoming steeper after about 20 metres up to a small final chamber, from which a chimney emerges at the surface. At the foot of the final ramp, the cavity opens laterally to the outside through a large opening of 4X5 metres. The walls are bare and the floor very dusty.

History

Known since time immemorial. In Faura i Sans in 1908 makes a mention of la Caula, but places it in the municipality of l'Escala.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J; Miñarro,J.M.; Talavera, F.(1980).-”el ripollès, la garrotxa i l'alt empordà”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):269. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
Valles, J. de.(2010).-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):25-26. EC Gràcia / FCE. Barcelona.