Hill 60

Hill 60 was originally created when the railway lines were built. The spoil from the railway lines was piled up and it created a hill, 60m above sea level. During WW1, hills like this provided strategic vantage points and so they were fiercely fought over. Hill 60 had a series of tunnels built under it that were used to blow up parts of the hill. The bodies of the soldiers that were killed have not been moved, so this site now forms a memorial to those who died there. This particular site is also unusual because it has barely been touched since the war. Duckboards have been added to keep the ground from being damaged and these also provide some wheelchair access.