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Grotte de Saint-Roch n°1 Principale

Collapsed cavity with two levels, dug into limestones with Rhynchonella decorata, which may perhaps have been inhabited in the past according to Louvrier (1948).

Chaumont

Collapsed cavity with two levels, dug into limestones with Rhynchonella decorata, which may perhaps have been inhabited in the past according to Louvrier (1948).

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Chaumont
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  1. Grotte de Saint-Roch n°1 Principale

    48.105152, 5.115510
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Description

Morphology

Collapsed cavity, with two levels.

Other details

Geology: limestones with Rhynchonella decorata.

Bibliography: Louvrier (1948a, 1948b, 1956), Louis (1970), Fraiche (unpublished).

For more information on the origin of this data, see the IKARE website http://ikare.loterr.univ-lorraine.fr/dev_leaflet/fiche_GRAV.php?IdSelect=52121009

History

According to Louvrier (1948), the cavity may have been inhabited in the past, as evidenced by low walls and embankments.

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Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/88710 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by Frédéric Urien - compte administrateur (Données IKARE) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/88710 · data as of 2026