Forat del Far

A 26-metre-deep pit near the Santuari de la Mare de Deu del Far, Susqueda.

Susqueda • Selva 80m 26m

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Forat del Far

A 26-metre-deep pit near the Santuari de la Mare de Deu del Far, Susqueda.

Susqueda · Selva

Length: 80 m · Depth: 26 m

Updated record

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A 26-metre-deep pit near the Santuari de la Mare de Deu del Far, Susqueda.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Susqueda
Region: Selva
Unit: Cabrerès, el
Length: 80 meters
Depth: 26 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Transversal
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: October 30, 2014

Location

Driving along the C-153 road, once we have reached the coll de Condreu, we will turn off in the direction of the santuari de la Mare de Deu del Far; on reaching the ermita de Santa Anna, we will continue along the road for 285 metres more, where a track leaves to the right which we will follow until we reach a cultivated field; we will cross it to the end and continue along the path until we reach the next cultivated field, where we will find the cavity to the right of this field right at the edge of the wood, after a distance of 250 metres from the road.

Entrances

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Forat del Far
Elevation: 1071 m
42.025063, 2.532735
UTM 31T (ED 50) 461410 4652869
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Topographic

Forat del Far - Topography, Susqueda, Selva

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Description

Morphology

Two entrances in the form of a fissure with a SE-NW direction present some vertical steps and ramps until they meet at a mid point, from where a final vertical drop descends to -26 metres from the surface, with the same orientation as the upper fissures, and with an impassable passage where 15 metres more have been probed.

Other details

Access to the cavity is in a lamentable state, full of refuse waste, and judging by its characteristics, very probably coming from some catering establishment in the area.

History

The first exploration of which we have a record is the one carried out in 1975 by the Grup Espeleològic de Mollet.

Bio

Coleoptera

Parvospeonomus delarouzeei (Fairmaire, 1860)
Parvospeonomus vilarrubiasi Zar.

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Bibliography

Borràs, J;Miñarro, JM; Talavera, F.(1982).-”el Baix Empordà, el Gironès, la Selva,l'Osona, el Vallès oriental i el Maresme.” Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.6):84-85. Ed Políglota. Barcelona.