LOCHNAGAR CRATER

 This crater was 300 feet across and 90 feet deep. It was caused
 by a British explosion at 7:28am on 1 July 1916, launching the
 Battle of the Somme at 7:30am.

 The charge was 60,000lbs of Ammonal. The craters name comes
 from the trench where the main tunnel to lay the explosivies
 (mine) started. The crater has reduced in size over the years.

 Somme 2009 Index

Sign at Lochnagar Crater	Aerial view of Lochnagar Crater
The memorial at Lochnagar Crater	Long shot of Explorers looking at the crater
Explorers looking at the crater	The bottom of the crater
Lochnagar crater	The open countryside around the crater
More open countryside around the crater	Memorial to someone found in 1998
Close up of the plaque

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