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Espluga Nº8 dels Corrals de Gurp

Espluga Nº8 dels Corrals de Gurp

Chaotic rock shelter in Gurp (Tremp), 17 metres wide by 7 metres deep and 5 metres maximum height, formerly used as a corral or shelter.

Tremp • Pallars Jussà 7m

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Espluga Nº8 dels Corrals de Gurp

Chaotic rock shelter in Gurp (Tremp), 17 metres wide by 7 metres deep and 5 metres maximum height, formerly used as a corral or shelter.

Tremp · Pallars Jussà

Length: 7 m

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Main entrance reference 42.224814, 0.846212 UTM 31 · 322253 4676983
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Chaotic rock shelter in Gurp (Tremp), 17 metres wide by 7 metres deep and 5 metres maximum height, formerly used as a corral or shelter.

Characteristics

Location

You have to 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 will 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 of height; at one of the bends you must leave the path and go up the slope towards a pile of large blocks that can be seen at the foot of the cliff, the rock shelter is inside.

We have classified the corrals from West to East, so this is the eighth corral in an E direction; it is located at the foot of the cliff on the slope above the village of Gurp.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Corrals de Gurp, Espluga Nº8 dels

    Elevation: 998 m

    42.224814, 0.846212
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 322253 4676983
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Description

Morphology

It is a rock shelter 17 metres wide by 7 metres deep and a maximum height of 5 metres.

Other details

From the remains of building material it can be seen that it has been used as a corral or shelter. It does not have any dry stone closing wall; on the other hand, the closure is formed by large blocks fallen from the ceiling.

History

Known since time immemorial. Initially, before the construction of the village of Gurp, they were very probably used as housing; later they came to be given a use 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 d'en 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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