Coves del Bernat

Small cavities in Castellet i la Gornal, with two nearby caves explored in 1971.

Castellet i la Gornal • Alt Penedès 10m

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Coves del Bernat

Small cavities in Castellet i la Gornal, with two nearby caves explored in 1971.

Castellet i la Gornal · Alt Penedès

Length: 10 m

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

Small cavities in Castellet i la Gornal, with two nearby caves explored in 1971.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Castellet i la Gornal
Region: Alt Penedès
Unit: Baix Foix, el
Length: 10 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: June 20, 2024

Location

Located in the Valldemar residential development (Calafell). From the end of Carrer Sant Lluís, just past the treatment plant, you set off to the left in a W direction through the middle of the woods until reaching the next hollow where the caves are found, located about 300 metres away, behind the houses on Carrer de la Tulipa.

Entrances

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Coves del Bernat
Elevation: 133 m
41.234213, 1.604518
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 383052 4655696
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Topographic

Coves del Bernat - Topography, Castellet i la Gornal, Alt Penedès

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Photos

Coves del Bernat - Photo, Castellet i la Gornal, Alt Penedès

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Description

Morphology

Two caves with entrances about 4 metres apart from each other. The first consists of a gallery about 2 metres high by 1.5 metres wide and 10 metres long; as it goes deeper it becomes lower and narrower. The second cave is a chamber that has two entrances and a small gallery.

History

Known since long ago, they were explored in 1971 by GE Talaia.

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Bibliography

Blanco, B, (1971).-”Coves del Bernat o del Frare”. Soterrània (2):13-14. GE Talaia-AET.
Virella i Bloda, Joan (1978).-”Experiències a l'entorn de la localització d'Estacions Prehistòriques”. Miscel.lania Penedesenca (1):241-269.
Virella i Torras, Xavier (1983).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de Castellet i la Gornal”. Institut d'Estudis Penedesencs (21):1-120.
Valles, Jordi de (2023).-”Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès, Garraf, Tarragonès”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.7):508 pp. Espeleo Club Muntanyenc Barcelonès / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.