Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60
Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60 is a memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60 is situated nearby to the nature reserve Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI), as well as near the historic site Hill 60 Crater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI) and Caterpillar Crater.
Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
Nature reserve
Photo: ViennaUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 kilometres from the centre of Ypres and is directly on the railway line to Comines.
Caterpillar Crater
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Caterpillar Crater is situated 210 metres south of Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60.
Larch Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
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Larch Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium. Larch Wood Cemetery is situated 630 metres northwest of Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres.
Sint-Elooi
Hamlet
Sint-Elooi is a small village, about 5 km south of Ypres in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The former municipality is now part of Ypres. Sint-Elooi is situated 3 km southwest of Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60.
Memorial of Queen Victoria’s rifles, Hill 60
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Heuvel 60 De geweren van koningin Victoria Gedenkteken”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.82417° or 50° 49′ 27″ northLongitude
2.92982° or 2° 55′ 47″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWFH+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 733310417OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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