Cova de les Hortes

Large rock shelter with remains of constructions in Vallclara (Conca de Barberà).

Vallclara • Conca de Barberà 15m

EspeleoWorld

Cova de les Hortes

Large rock shelter with remains of constructions in Vallclara (Conca de Barberà).

Vallclara · Conca de Barberà

Length: 15 m

Updated record

https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/cova-de-les-hortes

Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.

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

Large rock shelter with remains of constructions in Vallclara (Conca de Barberà).

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Vallclara
Region: Conca de Barberà
Unit: Conca de Barberà
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: February 16, 2015

Location

Leaving Vallclara in the direction of Vimbodí along the TV-7004 road, 60 metres before km 16, leave the car on the left-hand side of the road, from where a wide track starts that soon ends. A narrow path leads us to another wide track that we follow until we find the cave, which we will easily see at the base of the cliff that closes the small valley.

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

Cova de les Hortes
Elevation: 627 m
41.381138, 0.993264
UTM 31T (ED 50) 332296 4583215
Open in map Open in Google Maps

Download all entrances as GPX

Topographic

Cova de les Hortes - Topography, Vallclara, Conca de Barberà

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 1

Photos

Cova de les Hortes - Photo, Vallclara, Conca de Barberà

View image

Click to enlarge

Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.

Image 1 of 3

Description

Morphology

It is a rock shelter 55 metres wide, 15 metres maximum depth and a height of 7 metres.

Other details

We find several dry-stone constructions: a column 1.5 metres in diameter and about 3 metres high; opposite it and near the outside, a construction 7 metres long, 3 wide and 0.5 metres high whose function is unknown to us; a dry-stone wall closes the E end and the entire back of the rock shelter is closed off by piles of blocks. Some of these piles are of considerable size.

History

Known since time immemorial. A cavity of which we only knew the data from the Inventari Arqueològic de Catalunya, which gives erroneous coordinates. Visited and catalogued in 2013 by members of the EC de Gràcia and GE Badalona.

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies ha estat extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles) (apunt del 10 d'agost del 2013). Dades de: J. de Valles, J. Ferreres i J. Cuenca.