Caves of Vilaverd
Vilaverd, in the Conca de Barberà, has 21 cavities: 10 pits and 11 caves, with 1146 m of total passage and a maximum depth of 63 m. Notable are the Cova Cartanyà, at 212 m, and the Avenc del Funiol, with 63 m of vertical drop.
Vilaverd has 21 catalogued caves, including 10 potholes and 11 caves. The longest is Cova Cartanyà (212m) and the deepest is Avenc del Funiol (63m). 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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Vilaverd, a municipality in the Conca de Barberà, in the Muntanyes de Prades, has 21 inventoried cavities: 10 pits and 11 caves. Together they total 1146 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 63 m. All the known cavities develop in limestone.
Among the most notable are the Cova Cartanyà, about 212 m of passage in the Brugent valley, with three entrances, two levels and a major clastic collapse; the Avenc del Xalau, 35 m deep and 175 m of passage, with several entrances and an internal traverse; and the Avenc del Funiol, with 63 m of vertical drop, located by Jesús Sánchez and explored in 1986 by the GELL. Also listed are the Cova d'en Mata, 102 m of passage and -15.75 m of vertical drop, with archaeological remains excavated by Dr. Salvador Vilaseca, and the Avencs dels Tres Grans - Xesc, 23 m deep, with an entrance of 0.8 m by 5 m, two chambers and a connection with the avenc d'en Xesc.
Other deep cavities are the Esquerda de la Via Sense Nom, 42 m deep, explored speleologically on 23-04-2026, and the Avenc dels Blocs, 23 m deep, explored in 1973 and again located and explored on 21-3-2026.
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The 20 longest
- 1Cova CartanyàVilaverd, Tarragona212 m
- 2Avenc del XalauVilaverd, Tarragona175 m
- 3Avenc del FuniolVilaverd, Tarragona117 m
- 4Cova d'en MataVilaverd, Tarragona102 m
- 5Avencs dels Tres Grans - XescVilaverd, Tarragona80 m
- 6Esquerda de la Via Sense NomVilaverd, Tarragona70 m
- 7Esquerda del Cingle dels Pins AltsVilaverd, Tarragona56 m
- 8Cova del Cingle dels Pins AltsVilaverd, Tarragona43 m
- 9Avenc dels BlocsVilaverd, Tarragona41 m
- 10Avenc Sense NomVilaverd, Tarragona40 m
- 11Esquerda de Penya RojaVilaverd, Tarragona40 m
- 12Cova del DracVilaverd, Tarragona32 m
- 13Cova de l'AiguaVilaverd, Tarragona30 m
- 14Avenc dels TalpetsVilaverd, Tarragona24 m
- 15Cova del FangVilaverd, Tarragona21 m
- 16Avenc dels PardalsVilaverd, Tarragona20 m
- 17Cova de RodónVilaverd, Tarragona18 m
- 18Cova de les Golfes del XalauVilaverd, Tarragona9 m
- 19Cova Forat AmagatVilaverd, Tarragona7 m
- 20Cova del Camí de la RibaVilaverd, Tarragona6 m
The 20 deepest
- 1Avenc del FuniolVilaverd, Tarragona63 m
- 2Esquerda de la Via Sense NomVilaverd, Tarragona42 m
- 3Avenc del XalauVilaverd, Tarragona35 m
- 4Cova CartanyàVilaverd, Tarragona24 m
- 5Avenc dels BlocsVilaverd, Tarragona23 m
- 6Avencs dels Tres Grans - XescVilaverd, Tarragona23 m
- 7Avenc Sense NomVilaverd, Tarragona20 m
- 8Avenc dels TalpetsVilaverd, Tarragona15 m
- 9Cova d'en MataVilaverd, Tarragona15 m
- 10Avenc dels PardalsVilaverd, Tarragona10 m
- 11Cova del Cingle dels Pins AltsVilaverd, Tarragona9 m
- 12Esquerda del Cingle dels Pins AltsVilaverd, Tarragona9 m
- 13Cova de l'AiguaVilaverd, Tarragona8 m
- 14Esquerda de Penya RojaVilaverd, Tarragona6 m
- 15Cova Forat AmagatVilaverd, Tarragona4 m
- 16Avenc Petit dels TalpetsVilaverd, Tarragona3 m
- 17Cova de les Golfes del XalauVilaverd, Tarragona2 m
- 18Cova de RodónVilaverd, Tarragona2 m
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