la Covallonga
A worked shelter in red sandstone at Vilanova d'Escornalbou, with three sectors and dry-stone walls.
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la Covallonga
A worked shelter in red sandstone at Vilanova d'Escornalbou, with three sectors and dry-stone walls.
Vilanova d'Escornalbou · Baix Camp
Length: 5 m
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A worked shelter in red sandstone at Vilanova d'Escornalbou, with three sectors and dry-stone walls.
Topographic
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Description
Morphology
It is a worked shelter 31 metres wide. We can distinguish three sectors: the lower part, next to the bridge, 5 metres deep; the right-hand wall is natural and the back wall is a dry-stone wall 9 metres long. The entrance to the central sector is through a passage between dry-stone walls; the one on the right is the one we mentioned earlier and the one on the left is a partially demolished wall. This central part is the darkest and has a depth of 5 metres. The third part, the upper one, is 13 metres wide and 4 metres maximum height, with the floor covered in large blocks.
History
Known since time immemorial. Archaeologically excavated by Salvador Vilaseca.
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Bibliography
- Borràs, J.; Miñarro, JM.; Talavera, F. (1984).- Catàleg espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 7 (el Baix Camp, el Priorat i la Ribera d'Ebre. Políglota: 283 pp. Barcelona.
- Vilaseca, S. (1954).- “Nuevos yacimientos tarraconenses de cerámica acanalada”
- Actualització de dades, topografia i fotografia extretes del blog: cavitatsdecatalunya.blogspot (de Jordi de Valles). Apunt del 10-9-2013. Dades: J. Cuenca (GEB) i J. de Valles (ECG)
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