Cova de la Platja

A cave with 83 metres of passage in the municipality of Castell de Mur, with two entrances and ascending and descending galleries.

Castell de Mur • Pallars Jussà 83m 6m

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Cova de la Platja

A cave with 83 metres of passage in the municipality of Castell de Mur, with two entrances and ascending and descending galleries.

Castell de Mur · Pallars Jussà

Length: 83 m · Depth: 6 m

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A cave with 83 metres of passage in the municipality of Castell de Mur, with two entrances and ascending and descending galleries.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Castell de Mur
Region: Pallars Jussà
Unit: Montsec d'Ares
Length: 83 meters
Depth: 6 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: March 29, 2021

Location

In the municipality of Castell de Mur. On the C-13 road towards Tremp, between the pont de Terradets and the Torrent del bosc, shortly after crossing the bridge we find an electricity pylon on the right; from this we continue forward about 80 metres, it is the point where the cova del Te-Dom was located, currently gone due to the widening of the aforementioned road, and from where a path descends to the river bed and the cova de la Platja.

Entrances

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Cova de la Platja
Elevation: 345 m
42.044220, 0.891556
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 325500 4656836
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Topographic

Cova de la Platja - Topography, Castell de Mur, Pallars Jussà

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Description

Morphology

The lower entrance leads to an ascending passage running south-west, with some narrow sections; at its end there is a small pit and an upper gallery of 6 metres. After a sharp bend we find a descending gallery running east through which one reaches a low gallery that leads to the second entrance of the cave, located 6 metres above the river level.

History

The first exploration was carried out by the GE Badalona on 22 December 1964. On 11 May 1965 the ERE of the CEC explored a small ascending upper gallery.

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Bibliography

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Carreras, A. (1965).-”El Montsec Subterráneo”. Cavernas (5):150-156. GE Badalona.
Escolà i Boada, Oleguer (1970).- “Catálogo Espeleológico del Montsec”. Espeleòleg (11-12):453-541. ERE del CEC. Barcelona.
Rubinat Aumedes, Francesc (1982).-“Serra del Montsec” Gours (9):114-127. GEFOMA. Barcelona.
Valles, Jordi de (2008).-”Alta Ribagorça, Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà, Val d'Aran”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.1):1-319. FCE/EC Gràcia.
Vega, Josep de la (1981).-“Aplec de documents arqueològics de les coves del Montsec i llur projecció a les comarques i serres properes”. Mediterrània (11-12):1-359.