Moinhos Velhos

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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  Alviela Cave ⓘ
  cave in Portugal

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  Cave of Aroeira ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in Portugal

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  Gruta da Marmota ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Alcanena, Portugal

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  Gruta da Nascente do Almonda ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Torres Novas, Portugal

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  Gruta do Caldeirão ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Tomar, Portugal

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  Grutas da Moeda ⓘ
  

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  Grutas de Mira de Aire ⓘ
  

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  Grutas de Santo António ⓘ
  

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  Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Torres Novas, Portugal

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  Lapa do Picareiro ⓘ
  prehistoric archaeological site in Alcanena, in the Ribatejo region, of Portugal

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  Lapedo Valley ⓘ
  

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  Moinhos Velhos ⓘ
  cultural heritage monument in Porto de Mós, Portugal

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  Pedreira Histórica de Pidiogo ⓘ
  

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  Pedreira Histórica de Valinho do Rei ⓘ
  

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  Pedreira Histórica do Caramulo ⓘ
  

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  Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras ⓘ
  

1854-01-01T00:00:00Z

1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

1854 — 1956 Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras

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Grutas de Mira Daire3

Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269800522)

Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275659)

Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269274429)

Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275081)

Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269799762)

Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25795432135)

Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25170173173)

Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25675770072)

Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25796836975)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Ulysses database page@		Wikidata
link	page		Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest page@		Wikidata
link	page		Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@		Wikidata
site	cave		Alviela Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Aroeira	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta da Marmota	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta da Nascente do Almonda	grotto, archaeological site, cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	cave		Gruta do Caldeirão	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas da Moeda	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas de Mira de Aire	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas de Santo António	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas	archaeological site, cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Lapa do Picareiro	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Lapedo Valley	rock shelter, grave, valley	Wikidata
site	cave		Moinhos Velhos	cultural heritage, cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Pedreira Histórica de Pidiogo	cultural heritage, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Pedreira Histórica de Valinho do Rei	cultural heritage, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Pedreira Histórica do Caramulo	cultural heritage, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine	1854	Mina de Carvão das Barrojeiras	coal mine, cultural heritage	Wikidata
commons	image		Grutas de Mira Daire3		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269800522)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275659)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269274429)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269275081)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos moinhos velhos, Mira dAire (6269799762)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25795432135)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25170173173)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25675770072)		Commons
commons	image		Gruta dos Moinhos Velhos (25796836975)		Commons