A quarry developed in the 1800s that was subsequently used by the French army in the first world war. It features a selection of military related sculptures on the outside, plus a chapel and a more recently developed dining room.
Access itself was easy, but the site is hidden in a wood on a hill. It took some time peering at contour maps and debating to work out the way... but we got there in the end.
Joan of Arc:
Troglodyte style development of the quarry, into a fort.
One of the many military sculptures on the edge of the fort:
The "Indian" on the corner:
The cavalry... adapted as cataphile
An internal carving
The Chapel.
The fort was used by two regiments who fought in the Somme and Vernam, as a base mainly for recouperation - it was inside French lines for most of WW1
Detail, the chapel:
The "dining room" - a new build from what we could tell.
Access itself was easy, but the site is hidden in a wood on a hill. It took some time peering at contour maps and debating to work out the way... but we got there in the end.
Joan of Arc:
Troglodyte style development of the quarry, into a fort.
One of the many military sculptures on the edge of the fort:
The "Indian" on the corner:
The cavalry... adapted as cataphile
An internal carving
The Chapel.
The fort was used by two regiments who fought in the Somme and Vernam, as a base mainly for recouperation - it was inside French lines for most of WW1
Detail, the chapel:
The "dining room" - a new build from what we could tell.
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