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Caves of Vallclara

Vallclara, in the Conca de Barberà, contains 8 caves, all in conglomerate, with a total length of 167 m and a maximum depth of 17 m. The Cova del Mas de la Llana, at 105 m, is the longest and deepest.

Vallclara has 8 catalogued caves, including 0 potholes and 8 caves. The longest is Cova del Mas de la Llana (105m). Most caves are found in conglomerate.

8caves
167mtotal length
17mmax depth

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

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Vallclara, a municipality in the Conca de Barberà, has 8 caves, all developed in conglomerate. Together they total 167 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 17 m. The Cova del Mas de la Llana, with 105 m of passage and 17 m of depth, is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality; it is an old spring with ascending galleries, lithogenic formations and a refuge during the Civil War.

Other notable cavities are the Cova de les Hortes, a large rock shelter with remains of constructions; the Cova del Sales, a large rock shelter 53 metres wide with two distinct parts and known since time immemorial; the Cova del Sastre, a worked rock shelter 52 m long, 11 m deep and 4 m high at its maximum; and la Cova, a rock shelter with 10 metres of passage, 15 metres of width and 9 metres of depth. There is also the Foradada dels Avellaners, a small natural tunnel 7 metres long, 1.2 m wide and 0.75 m high, and the Balma d'en Biosca, a long, shallow rock shelter 117 m long, 3.5 m deep and 7 m high at its maximum, with remains of dry-stone side walls.

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The 20 longest

  1. 1Cova del Mas de la LlanaVallclara, Tarragona105 m
  2. 2Cova de les HortesVallclara, Tarragona15 m
  3. 3Cova del SalesVallclara, Tarragona11 m
  4. 4Cova del SastreVallclara, Tarragona11 m
  5. 5la CovaVallclara, Tarragona10 m
  6. 6Foradada dels AvellanersVallclara, Tarragona7 m
  7. 7Balma d'en BioscaVallclara, Tarragona4 m
  8. 8Cova del XistoVallclara, Tarragona4 m
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The 20 deepest

  1. 1Cova del Mas de la LlanaVallclara, Tarragona17 m
  2. 2Foradada dels AvellanersVallclara, Tarragona1 m
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