Grotta dell'Artiglieria

Grotta dell'Artiglieria (Artillery Cave)
Location of the cave in Italy
Location	Doberdò del Lago (GO, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)
Coordinates	45°49′56.97″N 13°34′18.58″E / 45.8324917°N 13.5718278°E / 45.8324917; 13.5718278Coordinates: 45°49′56.97″N 13°34′18.58″E / 45.8324917°N 13.5718278°E / 45.8324917; 13.5718278
Depth	42.5 m (139 ft)
Length	95.9 m (315 ft)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Geology	Karst cave
Entrances	1
Difficulty	Speleological
Lighting	No
Features	Subhorizontal

Grotta dell'Artiglieria ("Artillery Cave") is a Karst cave in the municipality of Doberdò del Lago (Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy). The cave is located NE of Doberdob Lake, near the top of a small hill, in the small village of Jamiano. The name is referred to the artillery battery set in the cave during World War I.

Grotta dell'Artiglieria opens 187 m (614 ft) above sea level. Overall, it is 95.9 m (315 ft) long and 42.5 m (139 ft) deep. The cave is made up of three main rooms, connected by small pits. The entrance is vertical and leads to the first room. On the left side of this cavern, a 10 m (33 ft) pit leads to the second room. An other small pit, made up of collapsed bedrocks, leads to the last room, that's the biggest one. This room is full of cave formations and declines subhorizontally until the deepest part of the cave.

The cave entrance is located in the vicinity of a panoramic viewpoint, whence it is possible to observe most of the Gorizia Karst, including Doberdob Lake. Because of its location, during World War I, Austro-Hungarian Army used the first part of the cave as an observation post and placed an artillery battery in it. Italian Army also used the cavity when occupied the area. Still now, the remains of a small plaque dedicated to an Italian Artillery Regiment can be seen next to the entrance.