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Forat de Sant Tomàs

A 34-metre-deep pit in Castelló de Farfanya, explored on 21 March 1971 by the RES - CE Pirenaic.

Castelló de Farfanya • Noguera 97m 34m

A 34-metre-deep pit in Castelló de Farfanya, explored on 21 March 1971 by the RES - CE Pirenaic.

Caratteristiche

Località

On the C-12 road from Balaguer to Àger, about 250 metres after passing kilometre 177, we will take a track on the right that leads to the Sant Tomàs farm; after 550 metres we will reach a water pool that lies to the right of the track, on the left there is a field of crops. We will go as far as the north-easternmost part of this crop field; from here a path sets off climbing towards the N; after about 250 metres we will head towards the W following the ridge, where within a hundred metres we will find a sign for a Hunting Reserve; from here we will head towards the cliff in a SW direction, finding the cavity halfway up the cliff, quite close to the aforementioned sign.

Approximate coordinates without excessive reliability.

Mappa

Ingressi

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  1. Sant Tomàs, Forat de

    Quota: 520 m

    41.849330, 0.744280
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 312835 4635711
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Descrizione

Morfologia

The cavity begins with a series of ramps cut by vertical steps, one of them quite narrow, which lead to a 3-metre drop where contact is made with the main fissure of the cavity; a second drop of 6.5 metres places us at the base of the fissure. In an E direction, the cavity continues for some 25 metres until it becomes impenetrable at the point where the change of materials occurs. In a W direction, and after climbing about 6 metres, one can reach another stepped vertical of 10 metres, followed by another of 5 metres, where it ends in the form of a meander obstructed by a stalagmitic flow.

Concrezioni

The final meander is obstructed by a stalagmitic flow.

Progressione

It begins with a series of ramps cut by vertical steps, one of them quite narrow, which lead to a 3-metre drop where contact is made with the main fissure of the cavity; a second drop of 6.5 metres places us at the base of the fissure. In an E direction, the cavity continues for some 25 metres until it becomes impenetrable at the point where the change of materials occurs. In a W direction, and after climbing about 6 metres, one can reach another stepped vertical of 10 metres, followed by another of 5 metres, where it ends in the form of a meander obstructed by a stalagmitic flow.

Storia

The first exploration took place on Sunday 21 March 1971 by members of the RES - CE Pirenaic (Barcelona) based on the indications received from the local people. They had to carry out a dig to be able to get through.

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Bibliografia

  1. Gàzquez i Pons, Josep Lluis, (1995).-”Catàleg Espeleològic de la Noguera” Grallera (3-4):1-90. GE Lleidatà. Lleida.
  2. Navarro; Vela.(1971).-”Cuatro primeras para el R.E.S.” Butll. Centre Exc. Pirenaic (190). Barcelona.

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