Ukrainian Memorial on The Bluff

During the Second World War, there were British and American army camps on the hill near Restronguet Barton. Between the two camps was a prisoner-of-war and refugee camp which housed over 100 men. Many of the refugees were Ukrainians who had fled the Communist regime and the men created a chapel from one of the Nissan huts in the camp. The prisoners of war were repatriated after the war but many of the refugees found work on the farms in the area and a number settled permanently. In 1948, the Nissan Hut chapel was blessed by three Roman Catholic priests, and a priest from Falmouth made a regular visit to take services. When the camp finally closed, an eight foot high cross was built on the site of an old guard house. A re-dedication took place near the start of the 21st Century with a number of the original refugees and their descendants attending.

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