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Espluga Nº1 dels Corrals de Gurp

Espluga Nº1 dels Corrals de Gurp

La més occidental de les Balmes que hi ha a la Roca dels Corrals.

Tremp • Pallars Jussà9m0

The westernmost of the Balmes de la Roca dels Corrals, in Gurp (Tremp), a high-roofed rock shelter 45 metres wide and 9 metres deep at its maximum, enclosed and divided into two parts by dry-stone walls.

Characteristics

Location

Go to the village of Gurp (Tremp), cross the village and before reaching the Raval you will find a large parking area. From here we head back towards the cluster of houses; just as we arrive, on the right, a wide ascending path leads us to the water tanks. Behind these begins the path with yellow paint marks that climbs the cliff in zigzags some 75 metres in height; in about 10 minutes we will find ourselves on a stratum where the path passes in front of the various corrals. We have classified them from West to East, so this is the last one we will come across, which is on the right hydrographic slope of the barranc de Grau.

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Entrances

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  1. Corrals de Gurp, Espluga Nº1 dels

    Elevation: 1004 m

    42.223021, 0.840965
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 321815 4676821
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

High-roofed rock shelter, with a width of 45 metres and a maximum depth of 9 metres. It is enclosed and divided into two parts by fairly dilapidated dry-stone walls.

Other details

The westernmost of the Balmes found at the Roca dels Corrals.

History

Known since time immemorial. Initially, before the construction of the village of Gurp, they were very probably used as dwellings; later they came to be used as corrals. In the 1860 census they already appear cited as corrals. Some of the names of the corrals are known, cova d'en Peixeco, cova de Genera or Geneva, cova d'en Muntaner, cova de la Roca, cova d'en Sisco Macià, but we have not been able to identify which corral each of the names corresponds to.

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Bibliography

  • Dades, coordenades, topografies i fotografies facilitades per Juli Serrano (SIE-CEA) i Francesc Rubinat (ERE-CEC)

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