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Còva de Betlan

Small artificial cavity with a 22 m route in the Vall d'Aran, a single gallery excavated in slate with a flooded final section.

Vielha e Mijaran • Val d'Aran 22m 3m

Small artificial cavity with a 22 m route in the Vall d'Aran, a single gallery excavated in slate with a flooded final section.

Caratteristiche

Località

Going along the main road from Vielha to Bossòst (N-230), after kilometre 166 the turn-off to the small village of Betlan appears on the right. After the first bend the barranc de Ròques Neres is crossed, where this artificial cave is found. Approximate coordinates.

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  1. Betlan, Còva de

    Quota: 965 m

    42.726257, 0.786904
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 318905 4732995
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Descrizione

Morfologia

A single gallery 22 metres long. The tunnel section is fairly constant at around 1.50 by 0.90 metres.

Concrezioni

The final section is adorned with wall coatings.

Idrologia

A single gallery 22 metres long leads us to the flooded area of this “water mine”.

Altri dettagli

Artificially excavated in slate. Toponymy: We keep the toponym còva (with accent) as it appears on the ICC maps, although it would be more correct to use the Aranese word cauva.

Storia

Known for a very long time by the people of the area. Popular legend makes it the dwelling of a singular character, the giant Mandrònius, hero of the valley for his struggle against the Romans (1st century BC).

There are references to visits by speleologists (GE Lleida, 1970; ERE-CEC, 1975), but there is no specific documentation until the visit by members of the GE de Badalona in December 1993.

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Bibliografia

Porcel, E.; García, F. (1997).- “De coves i de gegants: La Cova de Betlan (Val d'Aran)”. Cavernes (24): 65-66. Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona.

Fonte: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modificato. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/