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The Lochnagar Crater was created by a large mine placed beneath the German front lines on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, it was one of 19 mines that were placed beneath the German lines from the British section of the Somme front, to assist the infantry advance at the start of the battle. The British named the mine after ‘Lochnagar ...
- Lochnagar Memorials
The George Nugent Cross, commemorating the Northumberland...
- The First Day of The Somme
In the front line, astride the road, was the 102nd (Tyneside...
- Mining at Lochnagar
The Lochnagar Crater is the biggest man made crater made by...
- The Lochnagar Labyrinth
Richard Dunning and The Lochnagar Crater Foundation;...
- Statistics
The Lochnagar Crater is remarkable for many reasons, to this...
- Military Mining
By November 1914 neither side had won an outright victory....
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The shaft for the Lochnagar mine was sunk some 400 feet (120...
- Useful History Links
Richard Dunning and The Lochnagar Crater Foundation;...
- Lochnagar Memorials
- Lochnagar Crater History
- Lochnagar Crater Today
- Getting to Lochnagar Crater
The Lochnagar Crater was created by a large mine placed beneath the German front lines on the first day of the Battle of the Somme by British miners. It was one of 19 mines that were placed beneath the German lines from the British section of the Somme front, to assist the infantry advance at the start of the battle. Set off by British forces at 7:...
Today, visitors can see Lochnagar Crater, either as a one off site or as part of the Circuit of Remembrance, a route which explores the Battle of the Somme, one of the biggest battles in World War One. Lochnagar Crater has been preserved as a memorial to all the men and women of all nations who suffered in the Great War and now has in excess of 200...
The address of the location is 3 Route de la Grande Mine, 80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France. Head for the village of La Boisselle which is on the D929 between the town of Albert and the village of Pozières. On arrival at La Boisselle look out for the signs to La Grande Mine.
Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles (eight kilometres) south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.
Lochnagar, scenic mountain of coarse red granite, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of the River Dee in the Grampian Mountains. The mountain ridge, popularized in the 19th century by Lord Byron’s poem “Lachin y Gair,” has 11 summits with elevations greater than 3,000 feet (900 metres); the highest is.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lochnagar is one of the most celebrated of the Munros, a pointed summit rising high above one of Scotland's most beautiful corries. It was also featured in a poem by Lord Byron, ending with the following lines: England thy beauties are tame and domestic. To one who has roved on the mountains afar. Oh!
Walk ReportAuthorDate WalkedLikesscoob99919/11/1150Alastair S2/7/1139goingforawii25/8/1835jimbell2129/4/1921Rising to an altitude of 3786 feet above sea-level, Lochnagar commands, from its summit a very extensive and most magnificent view. Lord Byron pronounced it `the most sublime and picturesque of the Caledonian Alps,' and celebrated it, as `dark Lochnagar,' in one of his best known and most beautiful minor poems.—
On the 1st of July 1916, a series of large mines beneath the German Front Lines were exploded by the British just before the troops attacked. Other mine craters can be seen in Flanders, particularly around Messines. Lochnagar crater is located south of the main D929 road which runs between Albert and Bapaume.
