Caves of Freginals
Freginals, in the Montsià, brings together 6 cavities: 5 caves and 1 pit, with 53 m of total passage and 5 m of maximum depth. Notable is the Cova del Bruto, located in 2015 by Pep Badia.
Freginals has 6 catalogued caves, including 1 pothole and 5 caves. The longest is Cova del Bruto (15 m) and the deepest is Avenc de la Foradada (5 m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Freginals, a municipality in the Montsià, has 6 inventoried cavities: 5 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 53 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 5 m. All the cavities develop in limestone.
The longest cavity is the Cova del Bruto, at 15 m, located in 2015 by Pep Badia. It is followed by the Cova d'Andara and the Cova Mingola, both 10 m, and the Avenc de la Foradada, at 9 m, which is also the deepest cavity at 5 m. The Abric dels Masets, at 6 m, and the Abric de les Llibreres complete the group.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cova del Bruto | Freginals, Tarragona | 15 m |
| 2 | Cova d'Andara | Freginals, Tarragona | 10 m |
| 3 | Cova Mingola | Freginals, Tarragona | 10 m |
| 4 | Avenc de la Foradada | Freginals, Tarragona | 9 m |
| 5 | Abric dels Masets | Freginals, Tarragona | 6 m |
| 6 | Abric de les Llibreres | Freginals, Tarragona | 3 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avenc de la Foradada | Freginals, Tarragona | 5 m |
Map
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova del Bruto | 15 meters | 0 meters | Freginals | Montsià |
| Cova Mingola | 10 meters | 0 meters | Freginals | Montsià |
| Cova d'Andara | 10 meters | 0 meters | Freginals | Montsià |
| Avenc de la Foradada | 9 meters | 5 meters | Freginals | Montsià |
| Abric dels Masets | 6 meters | 0 meters | Freginals | Montsià |
| Abric de les Llibreres | 3 meters | 0 meters | Freginals | Montsià |
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