Cova de la Porta

Cova sepulcral de 5 metres de recorregut al Port de la Selva.

Port de la Selva, El • Alt Empordà5m0

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Cova de la Porta

Cova sepulcral de 5 metres de recorregut al Port de la Selva.

Port de la Selva, El · Alt Empordà

Length: 5 m

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A burial cave with a passage of 5 metres at el Port de la Selva, formed by a triangular chamber oriented to the west.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Port de la Selva, El
Region: Alt Empordà
Unit: Cap de Creus
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Schist
Last review: 2015-08-27

Location

On the GI-613 road, from the coll de Perafita to el Port de la Selva. Between kilometres 1 and 2, we find the pont de la Gorga; from this point the mouth of the cova dels Encantats can be seen. The cova de la Porta is located 80 metres from it, but on the other side of the ravine. Approximate coordinates without much precision.

Entrances

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Cova de la Porta
Elevation: 230 m
42.305204, 3.229887
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 518947 4683689
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Topographic

Cova de la Porta - Topography, Port de la Selva, El, Alt Empordà

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Description

Morphology

It is formed by a triangular-shaped chamber, 5 m deep and oriented to the west.

Other details

It seems that it was a burial cave.

History

Located by Romualt Alfara, who later, in 1898, was accompanied by Lluís M. Vidal. It received the name of la Porta because of the entrance system it had, since it was found closed by blocks.

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Bibliography

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Pons i Brun, Enriqueta.(1996-97).-”L'ultima etapa de l'edat del Bronze a l'Empordà (850-700 A.C.): una relació del grup empordanès amb la població Mailhaciana. Estat de la qüestió. Annals de l'Institut d'Estudis Gironins (vol.36):235-258. Girona.
Pujol Puigvehí, Anna.(1988).- La población Prerromana del extremo nordeste peninsular (vol.1):84 i 112.
Vidal,Lluís M.(1898).-”Excursió a Cadaqués i Sant Pere de Roda (acabament)”. Butlletí Centre Excursionista de Catalunya (40):125-138.CEC. Barcelona
Valles, J. de.(2010).-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):66. EC Gràcia / FCE. Barcelona.
Vega, J. de la.(1990).-”El nou jaciment arqueològic a l'extrem del Pirineu Oriental (Detecció d'algunes restes romanes)”. La Romanització del Pirineu pp:153-164.