Tuta de la Pólvora
Cave with Neolithic remains in Albanyà, 58 metres long, with the tuta de la Pólvora as its main portal.
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Tuta de la Pólvora
Cave with Neolithic remains in Albanyà, 58 metres long, with the tuta de la Pólvora as its main portal.
Albanyà · Alt Empordà
Length: 58 m · Depth: 9 m
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Cave with Neolithic remains in Albanyà, 58 metres long, with the tuta de la Pólvora as its main portal.
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Description
Morphology
At the balma de la Pólvora, the tuta serves as the main portal. The passage oscillates between 3 metres in width and 5 metres in height, until reaching an upward step where the maximum elevation difference is attained (+9 metres), from which point the ceiling rises to about 10 metres and the floor gains width.
Speleothems
The remains of a collapsed wall make us raise our gaze and we see on the vault the beginning of a “rosary” of scallops that continue along the whole gallery.
Other details
An interesting cave with Neolithic remains, it has a length of 58 metres, located in the municipality of Albanyà.
History
Although mentioned since ancient times, the first exploration of which there is a record was carried out by the GEB on 26 June 1993.
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Bibliography
- Miret, Francesc; García,Martí.(1999).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de l'Alta Garrotxa”. Coves de l'Alta Garrotxa. pp 1-108.
- Miret, F.(1996).-”Les Baumes, Coves, Forats i Tutes del terme d'Albanyà”. Albanyà (8). Albanyà.
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