Caves of La Granadella
La Granadella, in the Garrigues, brings together 66 caves, all developed in conglomerate, with a total length of 588 metres and a maximum depth of 6 metres. Cova Foradada is the longest, at 41 metres.
La Granadella has 66 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 66 caves. The longest is Cova Foradada (41m). 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 Granadella, a municipality in the comarca of the Garrigues, brings together 66 caves, all of them developed in conglomerate. The group totals a length of 588 metres and reaches a maximum depth of 6 metres.
The longest cavity is Cova Foradada, with 41 metres of length, two entrances and 6.5 metres of vertical drop, known and used since ancient times. It is followed by Cova de l'Hostal, 18 metres deep, and Cova del Navarro dels Solans and Cova Nº1 del Gori, both 14 metres deep. Also notable is Cova de l'Aran de la Solana, a large walled rock shelter 82 metres wide by 13 deep.
Among the deepest cavities are Cova Foradada, at 6 metres, and Cova del Basté, at 3 metres. Other well-known rock shelters, such as Cova Palomera de l'isidret, Balma dels Triquell and Balma Murada dels Triquell, have depths of 0 metres.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova ForadadaLa Granadella, Lleida41 m
- 2Cova de l'HostalLa Granadella, Lleida18 m
- 3Cova del Navarro dels SolansLa Granadella, Lleida14 m
- 4Cova Nº1 del GoriLa Granadella, Lleida14 m
- 5Cova de l'Aran de la SolanaLa Granadella, Lleida13 m
- 6Cova del MartíLa Granadella, Lleida13 m
- 7Cova de l'Aranyó RomeuLa Granadella, Lleida12 m
- 8Cova de la Solana del MasotLa Granadella, Lleida12 m
- 9Cova de Cal BarberLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 10Cova de l'Aran de l'obagaLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 11Cova del Mariano BioscaLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 12Cova dels XampinyonsLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 13Cova Gran del Camí del MolíLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 14Cova Murada de l'ampleLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 15Coves del CarnisserLa Granadella, Lleida11 m
- 16Balma Murada dels TriquellLa Granadella, Lleida10 m
- 17Cova de la Dolors de la LletLa Granadella, Lleida10 m
- 18Cova de l'Aranyó FanxecLa Granadella, Lleida10 m
- 19Cova del BertolíLa Granadella, Lleida10 m
- 20Cova del CoculloLa Granadella, Lleida10 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova ForadadaLa Granadella, Lleida6 m
- 2Cova del BastéLa Granadella, Lleida3 m
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