Upper Cecilia Cave

Biancavilla – Etna SO
Coordinates: 33S 496920E 4174600N (Utm Wgs84) | 37°43'07.3″N 14°57'54.4″E
 ELEVATION: 1990 m.
Development: <70 m approximately in total.
Nearest known location: Monte Scavo – Monte Denza
Exploration: Easily accessible and visitable with just lights and helmet.
Taken over by Dario & Damiano Teri (on 19.07.2019)
The Nd was communicated to the relevant municipality
The cave is located in the upper part of the 1610 fracture described in the Grotta Cecilia inferiore file. It is a classic lava flow cave, with rather narrow access due to the low initial height of the vault which rises slightly after about 20 meters allowing easier walking inside. Fair development of about 70/80 meters overall. At least those detected, since the final part of the cave has a room where an obstruction has occurred and at the same time a second level located about 3/4 meters from the ground which could give access to a further development (to be verified with adequate equipment). Note: In addition to the position of the cave, which is not listed in any available source, the track of the path, also not marked, that allows the first visit to the Cecilia 1 Cave has also been reported on the Open Street Map. In this case, it could be a cave that has not been explored previously, even if probably known to the shepherds of the area, as the morphology and access to the cave do not lend themselves to human use. Furthermore, there were no cairns or other recent signs, therefore for easy cataloguing the name in question was given, dedicated to the daughter and sister of the person who discovered it on the same day as the lower Cecilia.
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More info on https://www.etnaexcursion.it/le-grotte-vulcaniche/
Dario Teri 19 July 2019 Unseen & Little-Known Etna Caves No Responses