Caves of Sarral
Sarral, in the Conca de Barberà, has 3 catalogued caves, all named Cova, with a total length of 29 metres and a maximum depth of 1 metre.
Sarral has 3 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 3 caves. The longest is Cova del Potau (17m). 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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Sarral, a municipality in the Conca de Barberà, has 3 catalogued caves, all of them designated by the name Cova. Together they total a length of 29 metres and reach a maximum depth of 1 metre. All three are excavated in conglomerates.
The longest cave is the Cova del Potau, with 17 metres of length, located in Montbrió de la Marca (Sarral); it is also the deepest, at 1 metre. The Cova Cativera and the Cova del Cano are each 6 metres long. The Cova Cativera is located in Sarral, has been known since time immemorial and was occupied from the end of the Neolithic. The Cova del Cano is located at the head of the barranc de la Solana, Sarral, and was occupied from the end of the Neolithic and during the Eneolithic.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova del PotauSarral, Tarragona17 m
- 2Cova CativeraSarral, Tarragona6 m
- 3Cova del CanoSarral, Tarragona6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova del PotauSarral, Tarragona1 m
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova del Potau | 17 meters | 1 meters | Sarral | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova del Cano | 6 meters | 0 meters | Sarral | Conca de Barberà |
| Cova Cativera | 6 meters | 0 meters | Sarral | Conca de Barberà |
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