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Cova de Sa Pedra Negra

Sea cave with an 86 m passage at Tossa de Mar (Selva), with its main entrance visible just past Cap des Pentiner.

Tossa de Mar • Selva 86m 6m

Sea cave with an 86 m passage at Tossa de Mar (Selva), with its main entrance visible just past Cap des Pentiner.

Characteristics

Location

The main entrance is visible just past Cap des Pentiner. It is 150 metres N of the coves de Fotedera and some islets largely block the view of the other caves. Approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Pedra Negra, Cova de Sa

    Elevation: 0 m

    41.740987, 2.959295
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 496709 4621224
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Description

Morphology

At the main entrance, 5 metres high, 2 wide and 2.5 deep at the water, we find a large block that must be climbed over to continue along the gallery, which narrows as it lowers until it almost touches the water. It increases in size again and reaches 22 metres of passage, where it turns left until reaching a beach and entering a chamber 9 metres long, 6.5 wide and 7 metres high; on the right there is a short gallery of 10 metres.

Progression

Returning to the chamber and in the opposite direction from the entrance, we climb over some blocks and the gallery forks. The right-hand gallery at 5 metres opens to the outside among a chaos of blocks. In the left-hand one, with a higher ceiling, we first find two shafts that lead to a lower gallery. This reaches water level, where it becomes narrow and awkward until it exits to the outside. Continuing along the upper one, we again climb over some blocks, then descending to the outside through a narrow hanging entrance (elevation +6).

History

Although they must have been known since time immemorial by the local fishermen, the only reports we have are those published by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa who explored and surveyed it in August 1980.

We think it could be the so-called Cova des Tabaco, which appears in this area on the ICGC maps.

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Bibliography

  1. Badiella, Eduard; Badiella, Xavier; Badiella, Enric (1982).- “Les cavitats del litoral de la comarca de la Selva”. SIS (9): 37-64 / Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (29): 577-604. Terrassa.

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