Grotte du Plo del May
Grotte du Plo del May (commune of Verdalle, S2), a Lauragais cavity reshaped by a quarry, with Ursus Spelaeus bones excavated from 1968 to 1976.
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Grotte du Plo del May
Grotte du Plo del May (commune of Verdalle, S2), a Lauragais cavity reshaped by a quarry, with Ursus Spelaeus bones excavated from 1968 to 1976.
Verdalle
Sviluppo: 90 m
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Grotte du Plo del May (commune of Verdalle, S2), a Lauragais cavity reshaped by a quarry, with Ursus Spelaeus bones excavated from 1968 to 1976.
Descrizione
Morfologia
The quarry changed the physiognomy of the cave; the description is based on the current position of the passages and openings. A large entrance 12 metres wide by 1.60 metres high leads into a low-ceilinged chamber that penetrates the cavity about 30 metres into the rock mass. At the back, small side branches extend the cavity for about thirty metres, forming a small circuit with a vertical squeeze.
West of the large porch, a small opening connects to a gallery that runs parallel to the quarry face. To the north it is closed by a sump; to the south-southwest, the gallery runs for about 80 to 90 metres and takes a due-south direction at the end of the system. There are small side branches oriented towards the west and the fairly difficult passage of a flat-out crawl over more than 20 metres. Coming out of this crawl, one enters a gallery with a high ceiling. Squeezes close off the end of the passage.
Altri dettagli
This entrance is very probably connected with the trou Nazon, since the same draught seems to blow in both caves (deux grottes). The trou Nazon being located at a higher level, an upward or downward draught governs both caves.
Source: « Zone karstique de la forêt d'Hautamiboul » > « Grotte du Plo del May (Commune de Verdalle S2) » -- http://www.lauragais-patrimoine.fr/SPELEOLOGIE/INVENTAIRE15.html#2
Storia
Presence of a large quantity of Ursus Spelaeus bones; excavations from 1968 to 1976 (directed by Père Pierre-Marie).
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Fonte: BRGM BDCavité (inventaire des cavités souterraines), via Géorisques (www.georisques.gouv.fr), modificato. Licence Ouverte 2.0, https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/ Ministère de la Transition écologique, de la Biodiversité et des Négociations Internationales sur le Climat et la Nature – données Géorisques (BRGM), mise à jour du 2026-10-16 · dati aggiornati a 2026 · Contiene informazioni da Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, rese disponibili con la Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modificate. · sviluppo, nomi · ottenuti il 2026-10-19 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/31645 · I dati derivati sono disponibili su richiesta con licenza ODbL: [email protected] · dati aggiornati a 2026 · Fonte: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modificato. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Testo di Mat81 (Description générale) · adattato da Espeleoworld (normalizzato, tradotto); l'adattamento è rilasciato con licenza CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · descrizione · ottenuti il 2026-10-16 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/31645 · dati aggiornati a 2026