l'Hospital de Sang de Mata-rodona
Coneguda i curiosa concavitat de la Serra de l'Obac
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l'Hospital de Sang de Mata-rodona
Coneguda i curiosa concavitat de la Serra de l'Obac
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Length: 20 m
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Curious hollow in the Serra de l'Obac, a residual conduit about 20 metres long, open at both ends, with a triangular cross-section, about 5 metres wide by 7 high, with remains of stone walls used as a refuge and aid station for the wounded during the Carlist Wars.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
The cavity is quite impressive both for its dimensions and for its morphology: it is a residual conduit about 20 metres long and open at both ends, from an old cavity. With a triangular cross-section, it measures about 5 metres wide by 7 high.
Other details
The remains of the stone walls that closed off the cavity to use it as a refuge and aid station for the wounded during the Carlist Wars are still preserved, hence its name.
History
Known since time immemorial.
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Bibliography
- Badiella, X.; Casas, J.; Felip, L.; (1988).- “Les cavitats del Pujol de Matarrodona” SIS (11): 96-108 /Arxiu del Centre Excursionista de Terrassa (53): 212- 224. CE Terrassa.
- Fotografia interior i plànol de la cavitat (d'Antoni Ferrando, 1983) extretes del blog: espeleobloc (apunt del 25-2-2014)
- Fotografies exteriors extretes del blog: trailsantllorenc (de Lluís R. Hernández, de Matadepera)
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