Cova del Cingle

Small cave with a passage length of 7 m in the Ingla valley (Cerdanya), discovered and explored in July 1961 by members of the ERE – CEC.

Bellver de Cerdanya • Cerdanya 7m 2m

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Cova del Cingle

Small cave with a passage length of 7 m in the Ingla valley (Cerdanya), discovered and explored in July 1961 by members of the ERE – CEC.

Bellver de Cerdanya · Cerdanya

Length: 7 m · Depth: 2 m

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

Small cave with a passage length of 7 m in the Ingla valley (Cerdanya), discovered and explored in July 1961 by members of the ERE – CEC.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Bellver de Cerdanya
Region: Cerdanya
Unit: Alt Segre
Length: 7 meters
Depth: 2 meters
Major Unit: Pirineu Axial
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 14, 2014

Location

The cave is located in the Ingla valley (Cerdanya). From Bellver one must take the GR-107 heading toward coll de Pendís, following the Ingla valley upstream. Between the house of Ingla de Baix and the font d'Ingla, on the left of the track and above the right slope of the valley, the bauma de l'Ingla should be found, and a little above it.

Approximate coordinates and low-precision location, to be reviewed.

Entrances

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Cova del Cingle
Elevation: 1310 m
42.319718, 1.783165
UTM 31T (ED 50) 399823 4686196
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Topographic

Cova del Cingle - Topography, Bellver de Cerdanya, Cerdanya

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Description

Morphology

Formed by a single gallery, ascending in its first stretch, and after a few metres choked by the sediments that cover the whole gallery.

History

Discovered and explored in July 1961 by members of the ERE – CEC.

Other members of the same group surveyed it in June 1967. This survey had remained unpublished until now.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F: (1978).- “Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 1 (l'Alt Urgell i la Cerdanya)” Ed. Políglota. Barcelona

Canals, M; Ribera,C. Viñas, R.(1970).-La Fou de Bor i cavitats de l'Alta Vall del Segre. Ed. Montblanc.

Gasca, Manuel (1968).- “Antecedentes sobre el karst del Valle de Ingla (Cerdanya)”. Montaña (113): 24-31. Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.