l'Esplugallonga
A 20-metre-deep rock shelter in the Serra de Lleràs, 186 metres long and 7.90 metres high, covered with remains of ancient constructions.
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l'Esplugallonga
A 20-metre-deep rock shelter in the Serra de Lleràs, 186 metres long and 7.90 metres high, covered with remains of ancient constructions.
Conca de Dalt · Pallars Jussà
Length: 20 m
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A 20-metre-deep rock shelter in the Serra de Lleràs, 186 metres long and 7.90 metres high, covered with remains of ancient constructions.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
It is a rock shelter 186 metres long, with a depth of 20 metres and a height of 7.90 metres.
Other details
The entire surface of the rock shelter is covered with remains of ancient constructions with quadrangular enclosures, complemented by fortifications that bear witness to its prolonged occupation by a numerous human community.
History
On 27 August 1910, Racovitza, Jeannel, Faura and Rocafort arrive at Serradell. They visit: Forat Negre and Forat la Bou. They cite by reference, but it does not appear that they visited them: Espluga de Sorta, l'Espluguell, l'Esplugallonga and el Barbuixell.
The following day, 28 August, they visit the cova de Toralla (cave of Toralla).
Thomas Casajuana, in his, and possibly last, speleological writing (2000), makes a brief reference to a campaign by members of the Club Muntanyenc Barcelonès (Llopis, Thomas and others) carried out in the Serradell area in 1946 and which had remained practically unpublished. Among the cavities explored and drawn he mentions l'Esplugallonga, without providing any data.
On 19 and 20 March 1960 it is visited by the ERE of the CE Catalunya, only a mention of the cave appearing in the magazine Montaña no. 60.
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Bibliography
- Borràs, J; Miñarro, J.M.; Talavera, F.(1979).-Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (Vol.3). ed. Políglota. Barcelona.
- Faura i Sans, Mn.(1911).-”Excursiones espeleológicas realizadas durante el año 1910 en la región catalana”. Bol. Soc. Esp. de Historia Natural (6):355-377.
- GEB.(1966).-Memoria I Campamento Regional de Espeleólogos (Serradell). CRES – FCM.
- Gràcia, Joaquim (1960).- "Espeleologia en el valle de Serradell" Montaña (60): 189-194. Centre Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.
- Thomas Casajuana, JM. (2000).- “La dècada 'pre-GES' vista per un dels seus protagonistes”. Sota Terra (8): 4-7. GES – CM Barcelonès
- Vega, Josep de la. (1981).-”Aplec de documents arqueològics de les coves del Montsec i llur projecció a les comarques i serres properes”. Mediterrània (12): 1-359.
- Dades, coordenades i fotos extretes del blog “espeleobloc”,post del dia 20 -9-2012 .
- Foto vista general, autor: Gustau Erill i Pinyot.
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