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Cova Petita del Camí del Molí

Cova Petita del Camí del Molí

A worked rock shelter at la Granadella, with a small dwelling used as a refuge and an old water spring lost through lack of maintenance.

Granadella, La • Garrigues 6m

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Cova Petita del Camí del Molí

A worked rock shelter at la Granadella, with a small dwelling used as a refuge and an old water spring lost through lack of maintenance.

Granadella, La · Garrigues

Length: 6 m

Updated record

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Main entrance reference 41.336888, 0.688742 UTM 31 · 306606 4578733
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

A worked rock shelter at la Granadella, with a small dwelling used as a refuge and an old water spring lost through lack of maintenance.

Characteristics

Location

From the C-242 road from la Granadella to Bellaguarda, at kilometre 11.720 a track leaves to the right which must be followed. After 330 metres we will leave a turn-off to the right and continue straight for 335 metres, where we will follow the track on the right for 750 metres to the next crossroads; here we will continue to the left for 155 metres, where we will turn off to the left again and continue another 950 metres, where the rock shelter is on the right a few metres below the track. The long-distance footpath GR65-5 passes about 300 metres from the rock shelter.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Camí del Molí, Cova Petita del

    Elevation: 462 m

    41.336888, 0.688742
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 306606 4578733
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

It is 25 metres wide and 6 metres deep. In the very middle of the cavity are the three walls that formed the dwelling. The walls, like all the rock shelters in the area, are made with ashlars of similar sizes, shored up with smaller stones; it should be noted that the angle of the wall, although quite irregular, shows good workmanship.

Hydrology

A sign at the entrance informs us that it is a small dwelling used as a refuge and that formerly there was, right next to it, a water spring that has been lost through lack of maintenance.

History

Known since ancient times in the area.

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Bibliography

  1. Aymamí, Gener; Valles, Jordi de; Ferreres, Jaume; et altres (2022).-Les Coves de la Granadella, les Garrigues. 1-145. Ajuntament de la Granadella.


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