Caves of Torrelles de Foix
Torrelles de Foix, in Alt Penedès, brings together 22 cavities: 18 caves and 4 pits, with a total length of 483 m and a maximum drop of 30 m.
Torrelles de Foix has 22 catalogued caves, including 4 potholes and 18 caves. The longest is Cova de Cal Magí Rossell (102m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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Torrelles de Foix, a municipality in Alt Penedès, brings together 22 catalogued cavities: 18 caves and 4 pits. The group totals a length of 483 m and reaches a maximum drop of 30 m. All the documented cavities develop in limestone.
The most notable cavity is the Cova de Cal Magí Rossell, with 102 m of length and 30 m of drop, discovered in 1951 and excavated from 1952, catalogued as a natural inhumation burial cave of the Middle Bronze Age. Other relevant cavities are the Cova Freda, with 54 m of length and a drop of -12.8 m, and the Avenc Josep Cuadrench, with a depth of 25 m, with an entrance of 1.22×0.7 m and a gallery in an N-S joint. Also listed are the Esquerda Nº1 de les Roques del Pany, of 52 m, surveyed in 1972 and 1973, and the Esquerda Nº4 de les Roques del Pany, of 27 m.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova de Cal Magí RossellTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona102 m
- 2Cova FredaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona54 m
- 3Avenc Josep CuadrenchTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona52 m
- 4Esquerda Nº1 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona52 m
- 5Esquerda Nº4 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona27 m
- 6Avenc del RotTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona23 m
- 7Cova del ToixóTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona22 m
- 8Cova de Can Soler de SecabecsTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona20 m
- 9Esquerda Nº2 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona15 m
- 10Cova del MonòlitTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona14 m
- 11Coves del ToixóTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona14 m
- 12Avencó de FoixTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona12 m
- 13Gatera Penjada de SecabecsTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona12 m
- 14Cova de la VergeTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona11 m
- 15Cova MahomaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona10 m
- 16Coves de les VinyesTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona10 m
- 17Cova de la PessetaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona8 m
- 18Avenc Petit del Puig PedregósTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona7 m
- 19Cova del Cingle de FoixTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona6 m
- 20Abric O Cova de la MasiaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona4 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Cova de Cal Magí RossellTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona30 m
- 2Avenc Josep CuadrenchTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona25 m
- 3Esquerda Nº1 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona15 m
- 4Cova FredaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona13 m
- 5Avenc del RotTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona12 m
- 6Esquerda Nº4 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona8 m
- 7Avenc Petit del Puig PedregósTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona6 m
- 8Cova de Can Soler de SecabecsTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona5 m
- 9Avencó de FoixTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona3 m
- 10Cova de la PessetaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona2 m
- 11Esquerda Nº2 de les Roques del PanyTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona2 m
- 12Gatera Penjada de SecabecsTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona2 m
- 13Cova MahomaTorrelles de Foix, Barcelona1 m
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