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Cova de Sant Gil

Cova de Sant Gil

Small cave 4 m long west of Núria, opened in Cambro-Ordovician gneiss, of no speleological interest.

Queralbs • Ripollès 4m

Small cave 4 m long west of Núria, opened in Cambro-Ordovician gneiss, of no speleological interest.

Caratteristiche

Località

From the Sanctuary of Núria one must head NW and follow the path that leads to Puigmal. One must continue along the first fork to the left (path of the caves) in the direction of Fontalba and Queralbs. The small cave is located beside the path above the chapel of Sant Gil.

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Ingressi

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  1. Sant Gil, Cova de

    Quota: 2095 m

    42.395737, 2.149780
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 430024 4694066
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Descrizione

Morfologia

Cavity opened in a wide fissure in the rock, about 4 metres long by one and a half metres wide. Opened in the Cambro-Ordovician gneiss.

Altri dettagli

Of no speleological interest. Inside there is a terracotta image of Sant Gil in a very sorry state.

Storia

Known since time immemorial. According to legend, Sant Gil lived in this cave and when the shepherds came up to spend the summer, he shared with them the food he made in a large copper pot and when it was time to eat he called them by ringing the bell.

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Bibliografia

  1. Aymamí, Gener (2002).- “Les coves de Núria”. IX Jornades de Literatura Excursionista: 141-150. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.
  1. Valles, J. de (2009).- Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya. Vol. 3: 381 pp. Espeleo Club de Gràcia / Federació Catalana d'Espeleologia. Barcelona.
  • Fotografia extreta del web: encos.cat

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