Name: Pipers' Memorial Longueval
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Location: Longueval, Péronne, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Eclusier-Vaux loop from La sapinière

38.8km

02:52

320m

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2. Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Belvédère de Vaux loop from Montauban-de-Picardie

36.8km

02:58

350m

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3. Parc Mémorial de Thiepval – Cratère de Lochnagar loop from Beaumont-Hamel

54.1km

03:26

470m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Willem VS

June 14, 2025

The Pipers Memorial in Longueval is a special tribute to all pipers who died during the First World War, regardless of their regiment or origin. It was unveiled on 20 July 2002 and stands in the village square, just off the Rue de Bazentin. The bronze statue, designed by Andy De Comyn, shows a piper in full uniform climbing out of a trench playing—a powerful symbol of courage and moral support for troops under fire. Plaques around the plinth list the regiments that lost pipers, and the memorial also remembers heroes such as Piper James Richardson VC, who led his battalion into the attack with his music and was later killed trying to retrieve his bagpipes. It is a rare monument that honours not only military valour but also cultural identity and tradition. A place where music and memory come together in stone and bronze.

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Armand

April 14, 2025

The Piper's Memorial pays tribute to the pipers who fell during the Great War, regardless of nationality or unit. Unveiled in 2002, this 3-meter-high statue depicts one of these musicians, straddling the parapet of his trench, playing his instrument to encourage the soldiers heading into the assault.

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Location: Longueval, Péronne, Hauts-De-France, France

Pipers' Memorial Longueval

1. Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Eclusier-Vaux loop from La sapinière

2. Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Belvédère de Vaux loop from Montauban-de-Picardie

3. Parc Mémorial de Thiepval – Cratère de Lochnagar loop from Beaumont-Hamel

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