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Espluga del Feixar

Espluga del Feixar

Shelter carved at Cap del Pla (Lladurs), known since time immemorial and used as a dwelling.

Lladurs • Solsonès 5m

Shelter carved at Cap del Pla (Lladurs), known since time immemorial and used as a dwelling.

Characteristics

Location

To get there we will follow from Solsona the LV-4241b road to the Hostal del Cap del Pla; from here we will follow the GR-7, in a NE direction, until we reach a clearing crossed by a forest track. We will go down this track on the left in a N direction. We will cross the head of the torrent de Font Ferrera and, on a bend, we will find on the left a flat area with a pile of rocks grouped in the middle, with a sign to go and see the Rocs basculants de les Gaites. We will continue going down, cross another torrent and, levelling out, we will find a first shelter with a stone wall that they used as a corral. A few metres further on, we will find the main remains of the collapsed walls of the house that they had used as a dwelling, covered by holm oaks and box trees. Approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Feixar, Espluga del

    Elevation: 1148 m

    42.099349, 1.522853
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 377855 4661862
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The shelter is more than 30 metres wide, 5 metres high at the entrance and 5 metres deep. It is oriented to the S, protected from wind and rain, with a splendid view over the Cap del Pla.

Speleothems

We will still find a roof tile, a squared-off rock and a Travertine rock in the middle of the rubble.

Hydrology

On the easternmost side there is a waterfall from a small torrent that they used to collect rainwater.

Other details

Currently gorse and brambles are invading it without mercy.

History

Known since time immemorial, it was used as a dwelling. On the ICGC map it appears cited as Espluga del Freixar.

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Bibliography

  1. Codina, Salvador.(2002).-”Balma de la Gaita”. Corriol (127):10-11. Centre Excursionista del Solsonès.
  2. Valles, Jordi de. (2009).-”Alt Urgell, Noguera, Pla d'Urgell, Segarra, Solsonès, Urgell” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (2):315. EC Gràcia/FCE.
  • Foto de Isidre Blanc, extreta de Mapio.net

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/