Ulster Memorial Tower

France / Picardie / Beaucourt-sur-lAncre /
 memorial, monument, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place
The Ulster Tower overlooks the site of the advance of the 36th Ulster Division on the 1 July 1916. It marks the northern edge of the advance and is a replica of a well known Ulster landmark, Helen's Tower, dating from 1867 which stands on the Dufferin and Ava Estate at Clandeboye, County Down. It was in the shadow of Helen's Tower that the men of the newly formed Ulster Division drilled and trained in 1914. Across the road from the tower is Thiepval Wood, along the edge of which ran the British frontline and from where the Irish division attacked.
The tower is a replica of one in ULSTER Northern Ireland.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Tower_Thiepval
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Coordinates:   50°3'40"N   2°40'49"E
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