Lochnagar Crater
The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during the First World War, to be ready for 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme.
- Protected area
- Description: explosive-packed mine
- Also known as“La Grand Mine”“Lochnagar mine”“Lochnager Crater”“Lochnager mine”“Trou de mine de La Boisselle (Lochnagar Crater)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de la Boisselle and Gordon Dump Cemetery.
Église Saint-Pierre de la Boisselle
Church
Église Saint-Pierre de la Boisselle is a church, which is situated 600 metres north of Lochnagar Crater.
Gordon Dump Cemetery
Cemetery
Gordon Dump Cemetery is situated 1 km northeast of Lochnagar Crater.
Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC)
Ovillers Military Cemetery (CWGC) is situated 1½ km north of Lochnagar Crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albert and Martinpuich.
Albert
Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Martinpuich
Village
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais… Martinpuich is situated 6 km northeast of Lochnagar Crater.
Longueval
Village
Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Longueval is situated 8 km east of Lochnagar Crater.
Lochnagar Crater
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Latitude
50.01549° or 50° 0′ 56″ north
Longitude
2.69736° or 2° 41′ 51″ east
Open location code
9F242M8W+5W
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Turkish—“Lochnagar Crater” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “লখনাগার মাইন”
- Dutch: “Lochnagar Crater”
- French: “cratère Lochnagar”
- French: “Entonnoir de mines de La Boisselle”
- French: “Lochnagar cratère”
- French: “trou de mine de La Boisselle”
- French: “Trou de mine de La Boisselle”
- German: “La Grande Mine”
- German: “Lochnagar Crater”
- German: “Lochnagar Mine”
- German: “Lochnagar-Krater”
- Hebrew: “מכתש לוכנאגר”
- Polish: “Krater Lochnagar”
- Portuguese: “Mina Lochnagar”
- Russian: “Кратер Лохнагар (минный кратер Первой мировой войны)”
- Russian: “Лохнагар”
- Spanish: “Crater de mina de La Boisselle”
- Spanish: “Cráter de mina de La Boisselle”
- Turkish: “Lochnagar Krateri”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie d’Ovillers-la-Boisselle and the ‘Glory Hole’ Battle of the Somme Frontline.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as RAF Mountain Rescue Service ‘Lochnagar Mountain Rock’ Memorial and Lochnagar Crater Parking.
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