Caves of Ulldemolins
Ulldemolins, in the Priorat, has 25 cavities: 15 pits and 10 caves, with 1360 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 56 m. Avenc del Vent, at 417 m, is the longest.
Ulldemolins has 25 catalogued caves, including 15 potholes and 10 caves. The longest is Avenc del Vent (417m) and the deepest is Avenc dels Despropòsits (56m). 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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Ulldemolins, a municipality in the Priorat, contains 25 inventoried cavities: 15 pits and 10 caves. Together they total 1360 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 56 metres. Conglomerate predominates, present in 24 cavities, while travertine appears in 1.
Among the most notable cavities are Avenc del Vent, with 417 metres of passage and 39 metres of depth, and Esquerda Gran de la Cornaleda, 126 metres long and 11 metres deep, explored by the GELL around 1996. Avenc dels Despropòsits, discovered and explored in March 1998 by members of the AAEET de Valls, is the deepest in the municipality at 56 metres. Also listed are Avenc 1 de les Planes del Forn del Vidre, with 81 metres of passage and 44 metres of depth, and Avenc dels Ventadors, with 69 metres of passage and 23 metres of depth, both explored by the GELL around 1996 and 1997 respectively.
Other deep cavities are Avenc del Moliner, 41 metres deep, explored in 1955 by the ERE, with human remains at the bottom and engravings from 1951, and Avenc 4 de les Planes del Forn del Vidre, 30 metres deep with three openings, explored by the GELL around 1996.
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The 20 longest
- 1Avenc del VentUlldemolins, Tarragona417 m
- 2Esquerda Gran de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona126 m
- 3Avenc dels DespropòsitsUlldemolins, Tarragona123 m
- 4Avenc 1 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona81 m
- 5Avenc dels VentadorsUlldemolins, Tarragona69 m
- 6Avenc 4 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona64 m
- 7Avenc 2 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona61 m
- 8Avenc dels ArboçosUlldemolins, Tarragona60 m
- 9Avenc del MolinerUlldemolins, Tarragona55 m
- 10Avenc de la CabraUlldemolins, Tarragona46 m
- 11Forat Ii de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona37 m
- 12Forat I de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona34 m
- 13Cova FuroneraUlldemolins, Tarragona33 m
- 14Avenc 3 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona29 m
- 15Esquerda Petita de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona18 m
- 16Balma de Sant Bartomeu de FraguerauUlldemolins, Tarragona15 m
- 17Cova Alta de les Cadolles FondesUlldemolins, Tarragona15 m
- 18Surgència de FontalbaUlldemolins, Tarragona15 m
- 19Cova del Coll de MònecsUlldemolins, Tarragona14 m
- 20Cadolles FondesUlldemolins, Tarragona11 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc dels DespropòsitsUlldemolins, Tarragona56 m
- 2Avenc 1 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona44 m
- 3Avenc del MolinerUlldemolins, Tarragona41 m
- 4Avenc del VentUlldemolins, Tarragona39 m
- 5Avenc 4 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona30 m
- 6Avenc de la CabraUlldemolins, Tarragona25 m
- 7Avenc dels VentadorsUlldemolins, Tarragona23 m
- 8Avenc 2 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona21 m
- 9Avenc 3 de les Planes del Forn del VidreUlldemolins, Tarragona17 m
- 10Avenc dels ArboçosUlldemolins, Tarragona17 m
- 11Esquerda Gran de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona11 m
- 12Forat Ii de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona11 m
- 13Forat I de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona10 m
- 14Esquerda Petita de la CornaledaUlldemolins, Tarragona7 m
- 15Esquerda del Miquel àngelUlldemolins, Tarragona4 m
- 16Forat TerregósUlldemolins, Tarragona4 m
- 17Cova FuroneraUlldemolins, Tarragona3 m
- 18Cova del CorbUlldemolins, Tarragona1 m
- 19Coveta de l'HeuraUlldemolins, Tarragona1 m
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