Cova de la Granota

A 15-metre-long cave in Castellar de n'Hug, an old dry spring with a single gallery formed along a joint.

Castellar de n'Hug • Berguedà 15m 2m

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Cova de la Granota

A 15-metre-long cave in Castellar de n'Hug, an old dry spring with a single gallery formed along a joint.

Castellar de n'Hug · Berguedà

Length: 15 m · Depth: 2 m

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A 15-metre-long cave in Castellar de n'Hug, an old dry spring with a single gallery formed along a joint.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Castellar de n'Hug
Region: Berguedà
Unit: Alt Llobregat
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 2 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 2, 2013

Location

The shortest access is from the lower parking area of the springs, located on the path from la Farga Vella to Ca l'Orriols. The cave is found past the second bridge of the walkways, situated about 15 metres above the upper level of the springs of the Llobregat springs; some trees conceal the entrance.

Entrances

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Cova de la Granota
Elevation: 1295 m
42.282737, 2.013407
UTM 31T (ED 50) 418747 4681844
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Topographic

Cova de la Granota - Topography, Castellar de n'Hug, Berguedà

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Cova de la Granota - Photo, Castellar de n'Hug, Berguedà

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Description

Morphology

A single gallery 15 metres long, formed along a joint with strong signs of erosion.

Hydrology

It would formerly have formed part of the group of springs of the present-day springs, remaining inactive as the water level dropped.

History

Explored and surveyed by the SIEP of CE Poblet in 1980.

At the entrance part of the name “surgencia seca de la Rana” is still preserved; when the Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (5) was published, Borras-Miñarro-Talavera, it was catalogued under the name cova de la Granota, since they did not consider the name painted at the entrance very appropriate, not knowing who painted this name, nor who the first explorers were.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1980).-”l'Urgel, el Solsonès, la Segarra i el Berguedà”. Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. (Vol. 5): 1-234. Políglota. Barcelona.
Tolrà, A.(1981).-”Contribución espeleológica para el conocimiento de cavidades del Alt Berguedà”. Boletín espeleológico SIEP (13):3-32. SIEP-CE Poblet. Barcelona.