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Cova Nº6 de l'Escudelleta

Cova Nº6 de l'Escudelleta

A 40-metre-long cave in the barranc de la Pixera, in Capafonts. The entrance is about 13X6 metres and gives access to two almost parallel galleries. Historically known as Coves de l'Escudelleta.

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A 40-metre-long cave in the barranc de la Pixera, in Capafonts. The entrance is about 13X6 metres and gives access to two almost parallel galleries. Historically known as Coves de l'Escudelleta.

Caratteristiche

Località

Leaving the village of Capafonts along the TV-7041 road towards Mont-ral, at kilometre 21.22 a track leaves to the right; after a few metres we find on the left a path with a sign for la Foradada. Follow it and, on a steep slope, climb without difficulty up to la Foradada. Once past it, the path continues climbing until we find a turn-off to the right; we continue climbing until we reach the foot of a cliff where all the caves and the spring known as Escudelleta are found. Cave no. 6 is 42 metres before reaching the spring.

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  1. Cova Nº6 de l' Escudelleta

    Quota: 983 m

    41.285553, 1.046353
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 336402 4572297
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Descrizione

Morfologia

The entrance, about 13X6 metres, gives access to two almost parallel galleries. The left one, after a passage of 9.5 metres, gives way to a narrow conduit 8.5 metres long. The right gallery is a little raised above the floor and is a narrow conduit 14 metres long that ends by becoming impassable.

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A 40-metre-long cave in the barranc de la Pixera, in Capafonts.

Storia

Although they have been known since distant times by the people of the area, the first mention we find is due to J. Ferraté (1918), who mentions the group of caves, calling them Coves de l'Escudelleta.

J. Iglésies and J. Santasusagna (1930), in their hiking guide to the Muntanyes de Prades, also mention them but specify that the most important of all of them is the one called Cova del Grèvol.

In 1968 and 1969, members of the Grup Geogràfic de Gràcia (later EC de Gràcia) visit the cova del Grèvol, calling it Cova de l'Escudelleta.

In 1981 and 1982, members of the SIEP – CE Poblet de Barcelona carry out a compilation work of the whole set of cavities and number them (1 to 10) but call them del Barranc de la Pixera, although it would have been more correct to call them Coves de l'Escudelleta.

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Bibliografia

  1. Borràs, J.; Miñarro,J.M.; Talavera, F. (1984).-”el baix camp, el priorat i la ribera d'ebre”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.7):61-62 Ed Políglota.
  2. Ferraté, J.(1918).-Espeleologia a les Comarques Tarragonines.134 pp. Reus.
  3. Iglesies, J.(1929).-Les muntanyes de Prades, el Montsant i la serra de la Llena. 366 pàg. Agrupació Excursionista de Reus.
  4. Iglesies, J.; en col.laboració amb Santasusagna, J. (1930).- Les muntanyes de Prades, el Montsant i la serra de la Llena. 2ª edició. 366 pàg. Agrupació Excursionista de Reus.
  5. Talavera, Ferran (1982).-”Las cavidades del barranc de la Pixera (Motllat-Baix Camp)”. Boletín Espeleoógico SIEP (14):30-41. SIEP – CE Poblet.
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