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Caves of Castellví de la Marca

Castellví de la Marca, in Alt Penedès, has 10 caves with a total length of 132 metres and a maximum depth of 23 metres. Cova del Castellot is the longest, at 32 metres.

Castellví de la Marca has 10 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 10 caves. The longest is Cova del Castellot (32m). Most caves are found in limestone.

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132mtotal length
23mmax depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.

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Castellví de la Marca, a municipality in Alt Penedès, has 10 cavities, all catalogued as caves. Together they total 132 metres of length and reach a maximum depth of 23 metres. The lithologies present are limestone (6), dolomite (3) and conglomerate (1).

Cova del Castellot is the longest cavity, at 32 metres, and also the deepest, at 23 metres; its entrance is 11X9 metres and it contains an ascending gallery of 32.2 metres. It is followed in length by Cova de Cal Pascol, at 21 metres and a depth of about 2.5 metres, and Cova de Pivens and Coves del Pascol, both 18 metres. Cova del Fitó, at 17 metres, and Cova del Piu Quino, at 11 metres, complete the main cavities.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cova del CastellotCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona32 m
  2. 2Cova de Cal PascolCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona21 m
  3. 3Cova de PivensCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona18 m
  4. 4Coves del PascolCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona18 m
  5. 5Cova del FitóCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona17 m
  6. 6Cova del Piu QuinoCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona11 m
  7. 7Cova de la Font del CastellotCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona4 m
  8. 8Cova de Sant IsidreCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona4 m
  9. 9Coveta dels EsquerdillsCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona4 m
  10. 10Cova del PelutCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona3 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Cova del CastellotCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona23 m
  2. 2Cova del FitóCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona3 m
  3. 3Cova de Cal PascolCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona2 m
  4. 4Cova del Piu QuinoCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona2 m
  5. 5Cova de PivensCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona1 m
  6. 6Coveta dels EsquerdillsCastellví de la Marca, Barcelona1 m
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Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Cova del Castellot32 meters23 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova de Cal Pascol21 meters2 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Coves del Pascol18 meters0 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova de Pivens18 meters1 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova del Fitó17 meters3 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova del Piu Quino11 meters2 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Coveta dels Esquerdills4 meters1 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova de Sant Isidre4 meters0 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova de la Font del Castellot4 meters0 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès
Cova del Pelut3 meters0 metersCastellví de la MarcaAlt Penedès

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