Cova de la Figuera

Balma de 13 metres de recorregut, a Viu de Llevata (el Pont de Suert).

Pont de Suert, El • Alta Ribagorça13m0

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Cova de la Figuera

Balma de 13 metres de recorregut, a Viu de Llevata (el Pont de Suert).

Pont de Suert, El · Alta Ribagorça

Length: 13 m

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

A 13-metre-long rock shelter in Viu de Llevata (el Pont de Suert), in the barranc de Sallent, with a large entrance and dry-stone walls for keeping sheep.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Pont de Suert, El
Region: Alta Ribagorça
Unit: Alt Pallars
Length: 13 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

In the barranc de Sallent, to the N of Viu de Llevata, above the bridge that crosses the barranc de Viu, beside the cova d'en Badia. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cova de la Figuera
Elevation: 1128 m
42.373492, 0.818218
UTM 31T (ED 50) 320459 4693755
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Topographic

Cova de la Figuera - Topography, Pont de Suert, El, Alta Ribagorça

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Description

Morphology

Large entrance (24.4 x 11.3 metres) and 13.5 metres deep. Length of 13 metres.

Other details

It is built with dry-stone walls to keep the sheep.

History

Although it has always been known to the local people, it was not until 1981 that Josep de la Vega made it known by publishing it for the first time in “Aplec de documents arqueològics de les coves del Montsec i llur projecció a les comarques i serres properes”.

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Bibliography

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.