The Somme tourist board
Ulster Tower or Helen's Tower
The Ulster Tower is the memorial both to the Irish of the Battle of the Somme and to all Ulstermen who died in the Great War, on the Somme battlefieds.
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The tower, financed through public subscription and built in 1921, in romantic Gothic style, is an exact replica of a tower near the 36th Division's training ground in Belfast. It is the memorial both to the Irish of the Battle of the Somme and to all Ulstermen who died in the Great War. A visitor centre is on the site. |
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A tablet placed in the grounds by the Royal Irish Rangers commemorates the soldiers of the 36th (Irish) Division and nine winners of the Victoria Cross. |
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Ulster Tower or Helen's Tower
Route de Saint-Pierre-Divion 80300 Thiepval
Phone : +33 (0)3 22 74 81 11 or +33 (0)3 22 74 87 14
Fax : +33 (0)3 22 74 80 68
E-mail : sommeassociation@btconnect.com
