Fireplace built for one of the camps for the Portuguese and Canadian loggers brought over to help with the war effort.

It can be found in a clearing by the roadside close to Millyford Bridge.

Jon

September 15, 2020

A FIREPLACE LEFT AT THE site where Canadian and Portuguese foresters camped out during the first World War is now a memorial to the wartime lumberjacks.

See more at: atlasobscura.com/places/portuguese-fireplace

TREKers

November 14, 2021

The remains of a fire place which was once contained in a wooden building housing Portuguese soldiers during WW1 and now serves as a memorial.

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Elevation 40 m

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Location: Minstead, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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