Caves of La Bisbal de Falset
La Bisbal de Falset, in the Priorat, brings together 4 caves, all in conglomerates. The group totals 73 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 15 m. The Cova Foradada, at 35 m, is the longest.
La Bisbal de Falset has 4 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 4 caves. The longest is Cova Foradada (35m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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La Bisbal de Falset, a municipality in the Priorat, has 4 inventoried caves, all developed in conglomerates. Together they total 73 m of passage and a maximum depth of 15 m.
The longest cave is the Cova Foradada, at 35 m. It is followed by the Cova de Santa Llúcia, at 15 m; the Cova d'en Boixa, at 14 m, and the Cova del Fuster, at 9 m. The Cova Foradada is also the deepest, at 15 m; the other three are listed with 0 m of depth.
The Cova Foradada is a balma gran pierced through its ceiling, 60 metres wide, 20 metres deep and 11 metres high, with two holes in the ceiling 15 and 14 metres deep. The Cova de Santa Llúcia is a large, shallow balma gran, with a channelled spring inside it and a past as a field hospital in 1938. The Cova d'en Boixa is a large balma gran 76 m long, 14 m deep and 12 m maximum high, and the Cova del Fuster a balma gran 14 m long by 9 m deep and 5 m maximum high.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova ForadadaLa Bisbal de Falset, Tarragona35 m
- 2Cova de Santa LlúciaLa Bisbal de Falset, Tarragona15 m
- 3Cova d'en BoixaLa Bisbal de Falset, Tarragona14 m
- 4Cova del FusterLa Bisbal de Falset, Tarragona9 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova ForadadaLa Bisbal de Falset, Tarragona15 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova Foradada | 35 meters | 15 meters | Bisbal de Falset, La | Priorat |
| Cova de Santa Llúcia | 15 meters | 0 meters | Bisbal de Falset, La | Priorat |
| Cova d'en Boixa | 14 meters | 0 meters | Bisbal de Falset, La | Priorat |
| Cova del Fuster | 9 meters | 0 meters | Bisbal de Falset, La | Priorat |
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