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Forat de les Cases Noves

Forat de les Cases Noves

An 18-metre-deep cavity in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the ERE of the CEC in 1970 and rediscovered in 2017.

Fígols i Alinyà • Alt Urgell 46m 18m

An 18-metre-deep cavity in Fígols i Alinyà, explored by the ERE of the CEC in 1970 and rediscovered in 2017.

Characteristics

Location

Leaving Fígols, on the road to Romanins, we come to a crossroads; following the left-hand path that goes to Voloriu we will keep climbing. Once we have covered almost 1 kilometre, we will always take the right-hand path until we reach some cultivated fields, where at the far end we will find some holm oaks and the mas de les Casanoves. From the same farmhouse a path leads to the plain located to the S of the house, at the SW end of which the cavity is found.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Forat de les Cases Noves

    Elevation: 905 m

    42.210389, 1.349793
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 363783 4674454
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

The entrance is small (1X0.50 metres) and leads us to a small chamber full of blocks. On one side, a small ramp leads us to a shaft 15 metres deep; on the other side, the chamber descends along a gallery until reaching a small chamber that is blocked by debris.

History

Explored by the ERE of the CEC in 1970. Rediscovered in 2017 by Joan Pallisé and Ramon Sendra.

Toponymy: The name is probably not the correct one, since the place where the cavity is located is (according to the ICGC) the mas de les Casanoves, and not de les Cases Noves.

Bio

Coleoptera

  • Troglocharinus (Troglocharinus) ludovici Bellés&Deliot 1983 (unique locality)
  • Troglocharinus (Troglocharinus) vinyasi Escolà 1971

Orthoptera

  • Dolichopoda bolivari Chopard 1915

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Bibliography

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro,JM.; Talavera, F: (1978).- Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 1 (l'Alt Urgell i la Cerdanya): 85-86. Ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
  2. Miñarro, J.M. (1993).-”El Prepirineu”. Inventari Espeleològic de Catalunya (3):24. FCE. Barcelona
  3. Valles, Jordi de.(2009).-”Alt Urgell, Noguera, Pla d'Urgell, Segarra, Solsonès, Urgell”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.2):29-30 Gràcia/FCE.
  • Revisió de coordenades, fotografia boca i dades biospeleològiques facilitades per Joan Pallisé Coflent

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