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This is a vertical cavity, 50 metres deep and 17 metres long, which opens at an altitude of 1,077 metres a.s.l. with a wide entrance at the bottom of a steep sinkhole, a few minutes’ walk west from Sperlonga delle Do Boche. It consists of an abyss divided in two by a long rock diaphragm. At the bottom, where dripping water is intense, the steep debris cone is cemented by ice, created by the accumulation of snow. It was first mapped out in 1957 by speleologists from the C.G.E.B. - Società Alpina delle Giulie of Trieste, during an exploratory field trip involving the local caves in June of that year. Its name comes from the presence of an Eagle Owl’s nest site, still present in the least exposed part of the cave. It is recommended not to leave the trail unless you are an experienced caver and, in any case, to approach the edge of the abyss with caution, as it is unfenced.