Caves and shafts in Garrigues

Garrigues is, above all, a county of plains and dry farmland, without the great limestone massifs that explain the density of cavities in other parts of the catalog. The cataloged caves and potholes are less numerous there, though not absent: they appear in the few reliefs that break the monotony of the plateau, often associated with small ravines.

85 cavitats (84 coves i 1 avenc) in Garrigues have been catalogued, mainly in la Granadella, Cervià de les Garrigues and la Pobla de Cérvoles. Cova dels Calaixos de l'Ereldo, amb 112 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 3 to 112 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 9 metres. 2 different rock types are recorded here. You can check the full entry for location, access and, where available, photographs and survey maps. The whole set of caves on this page can also be downloaded as CSV or JSON.

Garrigues has an area of 798 km², located mostly in la Depressió Central. This means an approximate density of 10.7 catalogued caves per 100 km².

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