Moinhos Velhos

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The Moinhos Velhos Cave, is one of the most important cave systems known in the Portuguese Estremadura Limestone Massif, with about 9 km in extension. It is characterized by the existence of two fóssil paragenetic main conduits of about one decametre in diameter with dendritic tributaries, and a set of semi-active passages in a dendritic pattern at the north and angulate at the south. The fossil zone has a drop of 100 metres and the thickness of intermediate zone varies from 80 metres upstream to 60 metres downstream. Water flows in syngenetic galleries, from the northern to the southern quadrant, towards Gruta da Pena spring. It's possible to distinguish four genetic phases in the cave system development. The first one is represented by superficial phreatic galleries of small diameter, the second one by the Galeria Gémea paragenetic main conduit, the third one by the Galeria Grande and his tributaries and the last one by the active and semi-active galleries of the lower cave levels. This cave is inhabited by several endemic trogobionts: the ground-beetle Trechus lunai, the cave spider Nesticus lusitanicus and by several stygobionts, being the isopod Proaellus lusitanicus the most abundant.

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Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos
cave, cultural heritage, Q45, 

  • Ulysses database page@
  • Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest page@
  • Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@
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Location: 39.5532, -8.7177, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Alviela Cave ⓘ
    cave in Portugal
  • Cave of Aroeira ⓘ
    cave and archaeological site in Portugal
  • Gruta da Marmota ⓘ
    cultural heritage monument in Alcanena, Portugal
  • Gruta da Nascente do Almonda ⓘ
    cultural heritage monument in Torres Novas, Portugal
  • Gruta do Caldeirão ⓘ
    cultural heritage monument in Tomar, Portugal
  • Grutas da Moeda ⓘ
  • Grutas de Mira de Aire ⓘ
  • Grutas de Santo António ⓘ
  • Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas ⓘ
    cultural heritage monument in Torres Novas, Portugal
  • Lapa do Picareiro ⓘ
    prehistoric archaeological site in Alcanena, in the Ribatejo region, of Portugal
  • Lapedo Valley ⓘ
  • Moinhos Velhos ⓘ
    cultural heritage monument in Porto de Mós, Portugal
  • Pedreira Histórica de Pidiogo ⓘ
  • Pedreira Histórica de Valinho do Rei ⓘ
  • Pedreira Histórica do Caramulo ⓘ
  • Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras ⓘ
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Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269800522)Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269800522)
Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275659)Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275659)
Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269274429)Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269274429)
Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275081)Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275081)
Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269799762)Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269799762)
Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25795432135)Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25795432135)
Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25170173173)Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25170173173)
Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25675770072)Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25675770072)
Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25796836975)Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25796836975)
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageUlysses database page@Wikidata
linkpageImmovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest page@Wikidata
linkpageSistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@Wikidata
sitecaveAlviela CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveCave of Aroeiraarchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveGruta da Marmotacultural heritage, caveWikidata
sitecaveGruta da Nascente do Almondagrotto, archaeological site, cultural heritageWikidata
sitecaveGruta do Caldeirãocultural heritage, caveWikidata
sitecaveGrutas da MoedacaveWikidata
sitecaveGrutas de Mira de AirecaveWikidata
sitecaveGrutas de Santo AntóniocaveWikidata
sitecaveGrutas existentes na freguesia de Lapasarchaeological site, cultural heritage, caveWikidata
sitecaveLapa do Picareiroarchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveLapedo Valleyrock shelter, grave, valleyWikidata
sitecaveMoinhos Velhoscultural heritage, caveWikidata
siteminePedreira Histórica de Pidiogocultural heritage, quarryWikidata
siteminePedreira Histórica de Valinho do Reicultural heritage, quarryWikidata
siteminePedreira Histórica do Caramulocultural heritage, quarryWikidata
sitemine1854Mina de Carvão das Barrojeirascoal mine, cultural heritageWikidata
commonsimageGrutas de Mira Daire3 Commons
commonsimageGruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269800522) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275659) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269274429) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275081) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269799762) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25795432135) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25170173173) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25675770072) Commons
commonsimageGruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25796836975) Commons
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