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Cova Nº5 de l'Escudelleta

Cova Nº5 de l'Escudelleta

A 14-metre-long cave in the barranc de la Pixera, in Capafonts.

Capafonts • Baix Camp 14m 4m

A 14-metre-long cave in the barranc de la Pixera, in Capafonts.

Characteristics

Location

Leaving the village of Capafonts along the TV-7041 road towards Mont-ral, at kilometre 21.22 a track leaves to the right; after a few metres we find on the left a path with a sign for la Foradada. We follow it, and on a steep slope we climb without losing the way up to la Foradada. Once past it, the path continues climbing until we find a turn-off to the right; we keep climbing until we reach the foot of a cliff where all the caves and the spring known as Escudelleta are found. Once at the spring, we continue 67 metres, where on the left we find a narrow path that in a few metres leads us to a large overhang where the two galleries of caves no. 4 and no. 5 of l'Escudelleta open; at the mouth of no. 4 there is a small dry-stone wall. These two caves are 35 metres before reaching the cova del Grèvol.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cova Nº5 de l' Escudelleta

    Elevation: 986 m

    41.284853, 1.047067
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 336460 4572218
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Description

Morphology

The entrance, about 6X8 metres, gives access to a gallery 14.2 metres long on a gentle upward slope; this ends in a kind of chamber with some heavily decalcified formations.

History

Although they have been known since distant times by the people of the area, the first mention we find is due to J. Ferraté (1918), who mentions the group of caves, calling them Coves de l'Escudelleta.

J. Iglésies and J. Santasusagna (1930) in their excursion guide to the Muntanyes de Prades also mention them, but specify that the most important of all of them is the one called Cova del Grèvol.

In 1968 and 1969, members of the Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia (later EC de Gràcia) visited the cova del Grèvol, calling it Cova de l'Escudelleta.

In 1981 and 1982, members of the SIEP – CE Poblet de Barcelona carried out a compilation work of the whole set of cavities and numbered them (1 to 10), but called them del Barranc de la Pixera, although it would have been more correct to call them Coves de l'Escudelleta.

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro,J.M.; Talavera, F. (1984).-”el baix camp, el priorat i la ribera d'ebre”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.7):59 Ed Políglota.
  2. Ferraté, J.(1918).-Espeleologia a les Comarques Tarragonines.134 pp. Reus.
  3. Iglesies, J.(1929).-Les muntanyes de Prades, el Montsant i la serra de la Llena. 366 pàg. Agrupació Excursionista de Reus.
  4. Iglesies, J.; en col.laboració amb Santasusagna, J. (1930).- Les muntanyes de Prades, el Montsant i la serra de la Llena. 2ª edició. 366 pàg. Agrupació Excursionista de Reus.
  5. Talavera, Ferran (1982).-”Las cavidades del barranc de la Pixera (Motllat-Baix Camp)”. Boletín Espeleoógico SIEP (14):30-41. SIEP – CE Poblet.
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