
Cova dels Lladres
Àmplia cova de 32 m de recorregut a la Serra de Sant Amand (Ripollès)
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Cova dels Lladres
Àmplia cova de 32 m de recorregut a la Serra de Sant Amand (Ripollès)
Ribes de Freser · Ripollès
Length: 32 m
Updated record
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A 32 m long cave in the Serra de Sant Amand, in the Ripollès, with a large 10 x 10 m entrance and a 22 m chamber.
Topographic
Espeleoindex · CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Image © its author.
Photos
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Description
Morphology
The cave entrance is very large, 10 x 10 m. It gives way to a chamber 22 m long, perfectly lit given the dimensions of the entrance. The left wall is very straight since it coincides with a bedding plane that in this spot is completely vertical. The right wall is what causes the width of the chamber to narrow progressively. From the initial 10 metres it goes first to 7 m and then to 3.5 m. The height of the chamber remains a good size. The floor of the chamber is very flat except for the places where blocks have accumulated. A very habitable cavity. Just at the entrance of the cave there is a pile formed by the stones and earth that have come down from above through the canal.
At the back of the chamber a gallery 5 m long begins, into which one must enter crouched. Hanging on the wall at the back of the chamber we find other galleries of scant length.
History
It has been marked for years on the map “Taga – Serra Cavallera” by Editorial Alpina. This single reference stirred the curiosity of Ferran Cardona (ECM Barcelonès), who in early August 2022 was able to locate it and carry out the cataloguing work.
The reason for its name is unknown, but as it is a very hidden cave, difficult to reach and very habitable, it seems evident that at some distant time it served as a hiding place.
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Bibliography
- Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 29-8-2022. Dades: Ferran Cardona (ECM Barcelonès)
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