Cova dels Emboscats del Torrent Negre

Small cave on the Rialb river, in Coll de Nargó, almost blocked by boulders and with traces of use as a shelter.

Coll de Nargó • Alt Urgell 12m 5m

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Small cave on the Rialb river, in Coll de Nargó, almost blocked by boulders and with traces of use as a shelter.

Coll de Nargó · Alt Urgell

Length: 12 m · Depth: 5 m

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

Small cave on the Rialb river, in Coll de Nargó, almost blocked by boulders and with traces of use as a shelter.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Coll de Nargó
Region: Alt Urgell
Unit: Baronia de Rialb, la
Length: 12 meters
Depth: 5 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 24, 2022

Location

It is the same route as the one to the Avenc del Torrent Negre. Leaving Coll de Nargó along the L-511 road, shortly before reaching the coll de Bóixols there is a turn-off to the left that leads to Gavarra and which must be followed for a little more than 2 km, where a track branches off to the right towards the coll de Corrobiu. From here it continues in a S direction and a little more than 1 km from the coll another track branches off, in very poor condition and liable at some point to be closed. It must be followed to a bend where a ridge of the slope begins that descends steeply towards the Rialb and parallel to the torrent Negre, and quite far down is the pit. Once here the cliff must be followed westwards until finding the passage that allows us to descend to a lower platform and continue until finding the mouth of the cave.

Entrances

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Cova dels Emboscats del Torrent Negre
Elevation: 860 m
42.130828, 1.164749
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 348318 4665932
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Topographic

Cova dels Emboscats del Torrent Negre - Topography, Coll de Nargó, Alt Urgell

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Photos

Cova dels Emboscats del Torrent Negre - Photo, Coll de Nargó, Alt Urgell

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Description

Morphology

The mouth is almost blocked by boulders, which makes it a very sheltered refuge. Just on entering, the large block at the entrance is propped from inside with a dry-stone wall. Once past the subvertical entrance passage, one enters a wide and high chamber. At its end there is a short and small final gallery.

Progression

Once past the subvertical entrance passage, one enters a wide and high chamber.

Other details

At the west end of the entrance wall there is a very sooty corner with ashes on the ground that seems to be where they cooked. Inside there are three corners that seem to have been arranged to make a bed. At the foot of one of the beds there is charcoal from a fire having been made there, and there is also a pile of firewood.

History

Located by Josep Guarro in December 2021 during the visit to the nearby Avenc del Torrent Negre. In November 2022 members of the Espeleodijous visit it again while carrying out the cataloguing work. Despite being a cavity unrecorded in speleological catalogues, it seems that, like its neighbour, the Canya de l'Óssa cave, it served as a hiding place for local people, very possibly during the civil war.