Caves of Arbolí
Municipality of l'Arbolí, in Baix Camp, with 13 inventoried cavities: 10 caves and 3 pits. The group totals 992 m of passage and a maximum depth of 28 m. Les Coves del Rufino is the longest cavity, with 430 m.
Arbolí has 13 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 10 caves. The longest is Coves del Rufino (430m). 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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L'Arbolí, a municipality in Baix Camp, has 13 inventoried cavities: 10 caves and 3 pits. Together they total 992 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 28 m. Cavities developed in limestone predominate, 12 in total, while one is formed in sandstone.
The longest cavity is les Coves del Rufino, with 430 m of passage and five entrances, which is also the deepest, at 28 m. L'Avenc dels Ossos, with 165 m of passage and 23 m of depth, has four entrances at the Cingle Blanc. La Cova de l'Aleu, at 109 m, is also located at the Cingle Blanc and preserves an inventoried prehistoric site. Other notable cavities are la Cova de la Dou, at 77 m, of archaeological interest, discovered in 1934 and explored in 2014, and l'Avenc d'en Pep Ton, a small pit 14 m deep.
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The 20 longest
- 1Coves del RufinoArbolí, Tarragona430 m
- 2Avenc dels OssosArbolí, Tarragona165 m
- 3Cova de l'AleuArbolí, Tarragona109 m
- 4Cova de la DouArbolí, Tarragona77 m
- 5Avenc d'en Pep TonArbolí, Tarragona70 m
- 6Cova d'en Jordi CasasArbolí, Tarragona45 m
- 7Cova GranArbolí, Tarragona32 m
- 8Cova FumadaArbolí, Tarragona25 m
- 9Cova de l'EsquerdaArbolí, Tarragona12 m
- 10Avenc del PilóArbolí, Tarragona11 m
- 11Cova d'en BaletaArbolí, Tarragona6 m
- 12Cova de l'EnganyArbolí, Tarragona5 m
- 13Cova FalsaArbolí, Tarragona5 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Coves del RufinoArbolí, Tarragona28 m
- 2Avenc dels OssosArbolí, Tarragona23 m
- 3Cova de l'AleuArbolí, Tarragona18 m
- 4Avenc d'en Pep TonArbolí, Tarragona14 m
- 5Cova GranArbolí, Tarragona11 m
- 6Cova de la DouArbolí, Tarragona10 m
- 7Cova FumadaArbolí, Tarragona7 m
- 8Cova d'en Jordi CasasArbolí, Tarragona6 m
- 9Avenc del PilóArbolí, Tarragona3 m
- 10Cova de l'EsquerdaArbolí, Tarragona1 m
- 11Cova FalsaArbolí, Tarragona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coves del Rufino | 430 meters | 28 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Avenc dels Ossos | 165 meters | 23 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova de l'Aleu | 109 meters | 18 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova de la Dou | 77 meters | 10 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Avenc d'en Pep Ton | 70 meters | 14 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova d'en Jordi Casas | 45 meters | 6 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova Gran | 32 meters | 11 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova Fumada | 25 meters | 7 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova de l'Esquerda | 12 meters | 1 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Avenc del Piló | 11 meters | 3 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova d'en Baleta | 6 meters | 0 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova Falsa | 5 meters | 1 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
| Cova de l'Engany | 5 meters | 0 meters | Arbolí | Baix Camp |
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