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Simon Jones, The Lochnagar Mine; Lochnagar Crater - The Official Site; Aerial view with front lines; Aerial view of Ovillers-La-Boisselle; the crater of the Lochnagar mine is visible near the bottom; Surface model of the Y Sap, Glory Hole and Lochnagar craters; 360° Panoramic View; La Boisselle Study Group; Ovillers-La-Boisselle ...
- 1 July 1916
- British victory
Learn how the Lochnagar Crater was created by a massive mine explosion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Discover the military mining techniques, the impact of the explosion, and the significance of the crater in the First World War.
Learn about the Lochnagar Crater, a huge crater created by a British mine explosion in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Find out how to visit this memorial site and what events happened there.
Learn about the Lochnagar Crater, the largest man-made mine crater from the First World War on the Western Front. Find out how to join the annual remembrance ceremonies, conserve the site and promote peace and reconciliation.
Visit. The Lochnagar Crater is an extraordinary place. Not only was it significant in the opening of the Battle of the Somme but its unique blend of evocative atmosphere, accessibility and the thoughtful care for our appreciative visitors, has guaranteed that many return time and time again.
The Lochnagar mine crater on the 1916 Somme battlefields in France is the largest man-made mine crater created in the First World War on the Western Front. It was laid by the British Army's 179th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers underneath a German strongpoint called “Schwaben Höhe”.
Learn about the Lochnagar mine crater, one of the most visited sites on the Somme battlefields, and the nearby villages of la Boiselle and Ovillers. See photos, maps, memorials and historical details of the 1916 attack and the Glory Hole.
