The Aruküla Caves

Erik Kalde

Anna Pivovarets

10 A

Location

• In the north-western part of Tartu town• Near the Jõgeva road • On the left slope of the Emajõgi primeval valley.

Caves scheme

Caves description

• White sandstone• A conglomeratic layer• Brownish-red sandstone• The height of the caves is 1–1.5 m• Three entrances. • The caves are man-made

The entrance to the caves

Significance

• Already for 150 years known as a famous locality of Devonian fishes.

• A favourite place for hibernating bats

• http://www.egeos.ee/index_en.php?pg=news_events&mida=loe&id=1055770073&lang=eng

• http://www.ut.ee/BGGM/vaatamis/arukyla.html

• http://info.raad.tartu.ee/muinsus.nsf/0/992AD6A4EE12EC6A422568EB0026BCE6

• http://www.riverland.ee/560