Chalk Pit
Chalk Pit is a quarry in Contalmaison, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Chalk Pit is situated near the forest Contalmaison Wood, as well as near Pozieres British Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pozieres British Cemetery and 2nd Canadian Cemetery Sunken Road.
Pozieres British Cemetery
Cemetery
Pozieres British Cemetery is situated 690 metres northwest of Chalk Pit.
2nd Canadian Cemetery Sunken Road
Cemetery
2nd Canadian Cemetery Sunken Road is situated 740 metres northeast of Chalk Pit.
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison
Cemetery
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison is situated 1 km northeast of Chalk Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich and Albert.
Martinpuich
Village
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of Arras. Martinpuich is situated 4 km northeast of Chalk Pit.
Albert
Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.Longueval
Village
Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Longueval is situated 6 km east of Chalk Pit.
Chalk Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Also known as: “Carrière de craie”
- Category: industry
- Location: Contalmaison, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.02906° or 50° 1′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.72085° or 2° 43′ 15″ east
Open location code
9F242PHC+J8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Contalmaison Wood and Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cross of sacrifice and K.R.R.C. (King’s Royal Rifle Corps) Memorial.
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