Forat de la Font del Caritg

Petit avenc de 8 metres de fondària a Lliurona (Albanyà).

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Forat de la Font del Caritg

Petit avenc de 8 metres de fondària a Lliurona (Albanyà).

Albanyà · Alt Empordà

Length: 11 m · Depth: 8 m

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

Small pit 8 metres deep in Lliurona (Albanyà), with two entrances and a small stream of water.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Albanyà
Region: Alt Empordà
Unit: Alta Garrotxa
Length: 11 meters
Depth: 8 meters
Major Unit: Prepirineu
Lithology: Limestone
Last review: 2012-11-17

Location

According to the accounts of the first explorers (ERE del CEC), the cavity would be located on the hydrographic right of a torrent that begins to the W of the masia de les Arcades, and consequently it would be to the E of the masia del Caritg and further S than the Forat del Caritg, below the font del Caritg. According to data from the GEB, the entrance could be blocked. Coordinates without any reliability.

Entrances

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Forat de la Font del Caritg
Elevation: 639 m
42.290272, 2.699026
UTM 31T (ED 50) 475281 4682254
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Topographic

Forat de la Font del Caritg - Topography, Albanyà, Alt Empordà

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Description

Morphology

It consists of two small entrances. The other access meets the previous one at 3 metres depth, forming a pit 8 metres deep, ending just above the pool.

Hydrology

Through one of the entrances a small stream of water trickles, forming a small pool at its base.

History

Explored by the ERE del CEC in 1973.

Toponymy: According to the ICC and the official gazetteer of Catalonia, the name they give to the masia is Carig, while the Generalitat in the architectural inventory calls it Caritg, the latter being a surname well recognised in the Alt Empordà.

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Bibliography

Miret, Francesc; García,Martí.(1999).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de l'Alta Garrotxa”. Coves de l'Alta Garrotxa. Pp 1-108.
Miret, F.(1996).-”Les Baumes, Coves, Forats i Tutes del terme d'Albanyà”. Albanyà (8). Albanyà.
Borràs,J; Miñarro,JM; Talavera F.(1980).-”el ripollès, la garrotxa i l'alt Empordà” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol. 4). Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.