Caves of Prullans

Prullans, a municipality in Cerdanya, brings together 10 catalogued cavities: 9 caves and 1 pit. Together they total 464 m of passage and a maximum depth of 12 m. All the recorded cavities develop in limestone.

Cova d'Anes is the most notable cavity in the municipality, with 360 m of passage and 12 m of depth; it presents a meandering gallery, lithogenic formations and the Xarxa de Pous. It is followed in length by Cova de l'Espinosa, at 21 m, explored on 26 March 1978 by the G.E.P.E.G., and Cova Alta de Prullans, at 19 m, explored in September 1966 by the ERE – CEC and catalogued in 2024 by the Espeleodijous. Other cavities are Cova de les Escaldes, at 14 m, surveyed by the SIE del CE Àliga on 1 January 2005, and Cova C-3 de les Escaldes, at 13 m.

Among the pits, Avenc Petit d'Anes reaches 9 m of depth and was discovered and explored on 26 March 1978 by the GEPEG (Penya Excursionista Guimerà) of Barcelona. The Forats d'Ardòvol, in Ardòvol, have 10 m of passage and a chamber of 10X4 m formed by clastic products, with short galleries between blocks.