Cova dels Ossos

A 20 m long cave at Pont d'Armentera (Alt Camp), with an entrance through an opening of a certain size and an ascending fissure.

Pont d'Armentera, El • Alt Camp 20m 14m

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Cova dels Ossos

A 20 m long cave at Pont d'Armentera (Alt Camp), with an entrance through an opening of a certain size and an ascending fissure.

Pont d'Armentera, El · Alt Camp

Length: 20 m · Depth: 14 m

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

A 20 m long cave at Pont d'Armentera (Alt Camp), with an entrance through an opening of a certain size and an ascending fissure.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Pont d'Armentera, El
Region: Alt Camp
Unit: Bloc del Gaià
Length: 20 meters
Depth: 14 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 9, 2013

Location

Leaving Pont d'Armentera along the TV-2141 road towards cal Batllet, after about 4 kilometres you reach cal Figueres; we will turn left onto a track that will take us to the Castell de Selmella. We will position ourselves in the small ruined village located to the S of the Castell, and follow the track in a SW direction for about 200 metres. We will leave the path to head left towards the cliff face, taking advantage of a depression in the terrain. You have to keep going down until you find a kind of natural shortcut at the foot of the wall; once on the path, we will see a rock needle that serves as a landmark for the place where the cave is located.

Approximate coordinates.

Entrances

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Cova dels Ossos
Elevation: 741 m
41.419203, 1.337977
UTM 31T (ED 50) 361202 4586830
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Topographic

Cova dels Ossos - Topography, Pont d'Armentera, El, Alt Camp

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Description

Morphology

The entrance is an opening of a certain size, with a very decomposed front wall. Once at the upper part, we can see the double level and the light entering through the other mouth.

Progression

Progression is made along the right-hand side through an ascending fissure. Great care is needed when climbing, because of the number of skeletons found in the middle of the passage.