Cova del Coll de Mònecs

Àmplia balma tancada amb parets de pedra a Ulldemolins (Montsant)

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Cova del Coll de Mònecs

Àmplia balma tancada amb parets de pedra a Ulldemolins (Montsant)

Ulldemolins · Priorat

Length: 14 m

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

A wide, closed rock shelter with dry-stone walls in Ulldemolins (Montsant), on the foothills of the Serra de la Llena.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Ulldemolins
Region: Priorat
Unit: Montsant, el
Length: 14 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Conglomerate
Last review: 2016-01-17

Location

On the foothills of the Serra de la Llena. From the ruins of the Venta (l'Hostal de la Serra), on the C-242 road from Ulldemolins to la Granadella, a path sets out that must be followed between almond trees, and shortly afterwards one reaches some bends that descend towards some fields, and 5 minutes later the Coll de Mònecs appears (on the ICGC: Colldemònecs), cut between two rocky masses; behind one of them, on the sunny slope, lies the cavity. Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cova del Coll de Mònecs
Elevation: 750 m
41.323415, 0.806113
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 316390 4576982
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Topographic

Cova del Coll de Mònecs - Topography, Ulldemolins, Priorat

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Description

Morphology

Wide rock shelter: 35 metres wide by 5 high and 14 metres deep from the overhang to the deepest point of the concavity. It has walls built with dry stone that form various divisions and two levels.

Other details

Everything seems to suggest an old livestock farmstead that later became simply a sheepfold.

History

Known since time immemorial. Josep Lladonosa, a historian from Lleida, had indicated the possible existence of a Visigothic monastery in the surrounding area; if so, the Cova del Coll de Mònecs could have been connected with this monastery and, at the very least, it should be related to the refuges of anchorites that were quite abundant and traditional in the district.