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Buco del Cappellano

Cave with a predominantly vertical development, with a single 51 m pit, followed by a second 20 m pit and a third 10 m one, ending in a muddy meander blocked by a landslide.

Orvieto 108m 86m

Cave with a predominantly vertical development, with a single 51 m pit, followed by a second 20 m pit and a third 10 m one, ending in a muddy meander blocked by a landslide.

Caractéristiques

  • Type: Gouffre
  • Municipalité: Orvieto
  • N° de cadastre: UM51
  • Longueur: 108 mètres
  • Profondeur: 86 mètres
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Situation

Location: Roccaccia.

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  1. Buco del Cappellano

    Altitude: 249 m

    42.738334, 12.293265
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Description

Morphologie

The cave has a predominantly vertical trend. The first element is a single pit 51 m deep. At the bottom, after passing a landslide, a second 20 m pit is reached. Halfway down the latter, after passing a squeeze, a third 10 m pit is descended, reaching a small chamber and a muddy meander. At the end of the meander a landslide prevents continuation.

Progression

Traversability: experts only; recommended period: all year. Rigging: temporary.

Autres détails

The cave is of paleontological interest. Geology: SAA Scaglia Rossa - Upper Cretaceous-Middle Eocene (Turonian-Lutetian); stratified micritic limestones; stratified.

Histoire

Findings: archaeological, palethnological.

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Bibliographie

LEMMI G. & COLETTI G. (1961) Elenco catastale delle grotte dell'Umbria ANONIMO (1962) Attività del Gruppo Grotte dell'Istituto di Geologia dell'Università di Perugia PIRRAMI M.M. (1972) Attività 1971 del Gruppo Speleologico Todi SALVATORI F. (1990) Trent'anni dopo al Pozzo Cappellano BANI M. (1991) La protostoria della speleologia nell'Appennino umbro-marchigiano TRIPPINI S. (2012) Cose de' pazzi, grotte e vedute dei dintorni dell'antica Civitella

Source : Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), avec modifications. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=51 · données de 2025