Cova del Pastor

Petita cova de 10 m. de recorregut a Font-rubí (Alt Penedès)

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Cova del Pastor

Petita cova de 10 m. de recorregut a Font-rubí (Alt Penedès)

Font-rubí · Alt Penedès

Length: 10 m · Depth: 1 m

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Small cave with a 10 m passage in Font-rubí (Alt Penedès), known since time immemorial and used to shelter livestock until the mid-20th century.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Font-rubí
Region: Alt Penedès
Unit: Alt Penedès, l'
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 1 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2015-06-15

Location

Leave from Cases Noves de la Mata (Font-rubí de Baix), at km 2 of the BP-2126 road, from where a road leads to Font-rubí de Dalt. Follow it for 580 metres and, on a sharp bend, before reaching Font-rubí de Dalt, take a track that branches off to our left and follow it for 400 metres, where we can leave the car. On our left a path descends towards the torrent de la Font de Llinars which, in less than 100 metres, will bring us to the entrance of the cave.

Entrances

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Cova del Pastor
Elevation: 580 m
41.435658, 1.582991
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 381614 4588090
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Topographic

Cova del Pastor - Topography, Font-rubí, Alt Penedès

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Photos

Cova del Pastor - Photo, Font-rubí, Alt Penedès

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Description

Morphology

The mouth is 12.5 metres wide and has a maximum height of 4 metres. Towards the interior, the ceiling lowers slightly; there is an upward step of 1.5 metres and 2 metres further on the shelter ends.

History

Cavity known since time immemorial and used to shelter livestock until the mid-20th century. Outside, a dry-stone wall is preserved and at the NW end of the shelter a notch can be seen in the wall for placing a beam.

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Bibliography

Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies ha estat extretes del blog: cavitatdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles) (apunt del 5-1-2014). Fitxa original: J. Cuenca; (GE Badalona) i J. de Valles (EC Gràcia).