The site of a hutted camp occupied by a Portuguese army unit during the first World War. This unit assisted the depleted local labour force in producing timber for the war effort. The Forestry Commission have retained the fireplace from the cookhouse as a memorial to the men who lived and worked here.

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March 18, 2021

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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.

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September 15, 2020

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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

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