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Caves of Marganell

Marganell, in the Bages, brings together 17 cavities: 13 caves and 4 pits, with 348 m of total passage and 25 m of maximum depth. Conglomerate (16) predominates over sandstone (1).

Marganell has 17 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 13 caves. The longest is Cova de Sant Jeroni (48m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.

17caves
348mtotal length
25mmax depth

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

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Marganell, a municipality in the Bages, has 17 inventoried cavities: 13 caves and 4 pits. The group totals 348 m of passage and reaches a maximum depth of 25 m. The dominant lithology is conglomerate, present in 16 of the cavities, while sandstones appear in 1.

Among the cavities most notable for their length are the Cova de Sant Jeroni (48 m), the Coves de Santa Cecília (47 m), the Escletxa dels Teixos (40 m), the Pou de Can Martorell (30 m) and the Escletxa Capeta-foradada (29 m). As for depth, the Cova de Sant Jeroni reaches 25 m, followed by the Escletxa dels Teixos (20 m), the Escletxa Escorpí-gallaret (17 m), the Escletxa Capeta-foradada (15 m) and the Pou de la Canal del Moro (15 m).

Many of these cavities are located in Montserrat, such as the Escletxa dels Teixos, in the Paret dels Diables, or the Escletxa Capeta-foradada, near la Foradada. The Pou de Can Martorell, 12 m deep, includes a shaft of about 10 m that at its base begins a gallery of 14 m.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cova de Sant JeroniMarganell, Barcelona48 m
  2. 2Coves de Santa CecíliaMarganell, Barcelona47 m
  3. 3Escletxa dels TeixosMarganell, Barcelona40 m
  4. 4Pou de Can MartorellMarganell, Barcelona30 m
  5. 5Escletxa Capeta-foradadaMarganell, Barcelona29 m
  6. 6Escletxa Escorpí-gallaretMarganell, Barcelona26 m
  7. 7l'EmbutMarganell, Barcelona20 m
  8. 8Pou de la Canal del MoroMarganell, Barcelona20 m
  9. 9Escletxa Gallaret-capetaMarganell, Barcelona17 m
  10. 10Coves RogesMarganell, Barcelona13 m
  11. 11Cova de l'EnclusaMarganell, Barcelona12 m
  12. 12Cova dels LladresMarganell, Barcelona10 m
  13. 13Pou del GendarmeMarganell, Barcelona10 m
  14. 14Bauma GranMarganell, Barcelona8 m
  15. 15Cova Roja-2Marganell, Barcelona7 m
  16. 16Cova Petita dels LladresMarganell, Barcelona6 m
  17. 17Cova dels OmsMarganell, Barcelona5 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Cova de Sant JeroniMarganell, Barcelona25 m
  2. 2Escletxa dels TeixosMarganell, Barcelona20 m
  3. 3Escletxa Escorpí-gallaretMarganell, Barcelona17 m
  4. 4Escletxa Capeta-foradadaMarganell, Barcelona15 m
  5. 5Pou de la Canal del MoroMarganell, Barcelona15 m
  6. 6l'EmbutMarganell, Barcelona13 m
  7. 7Pou de Can MartorellMarganell, Barcelona12 m
  8. 8Escletxa Gallaret-capetaMarganell, Barcelona10 m
  9. 9Pou del GendarmeMarganell, Barcelona7 m
  10. 10Bauma GranMarganell, Barcelona3 m
  11. 11Cova Roja-2Marganell, Barcelona2 m
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Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Cova de Sant Jeroni48 meters25 metersMarganellBages
Coves de Santa Cecília47 meters0 metersMarganellBages
Escletxa dels Teixos40 meters20 metersMarganellBages
Pou de Can Martorell30 meters12 metersMarganellBages
Escletxa Capeta-foradada29 meters15 metersMarganellBages
Escletxa Escorpí-gallaret26 meters17 metersMarganellBages
Pou de la Canal del Moro20 meters15 metersMarganellBages
l'Embut20 meters13 metersMarganellBages
Escletxa Gallaret-capeta17 meters10 metersMarganellBages
Coves Roges13 meters0 metersMarganellBages
Cova de l'Enclusa12 meters0 metersMarganellBages
Pou del Gendarme10 meters7 metersMarganellBages
Cova dels Lladres10 meters0 metersMarganellBages
Bauma Gran8 meters3 metersMarganellBages
Cova Roja-27 meters2 metersMarganellBages
Cova Petita dels Lladres6 meters0 metersMarganellBages
Cova dels Oms5 meters0 metersMarganellBages

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