Monument record TR 23 NW 250 - Remains of Fighter Dispersal Pens, Near Killing Wood, Hawkinge Airfield

Summary

Three dispersal pens were located against the northern side of Killing Wood. Of the three only the area of eastern and middle pens survive now. Nothing remains of the blast walls seperating each pen or it seems the concrete bases.

Location

Grid reference TR 21778 39316 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR23NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<3> English Heritage, 2001, Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report (Unpublished document). SKE7937.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <3> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Hawkinge WWII airfield defences report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: MPPA Site Visit to Hawkinge Airfield, Hawkinge (EKE5839)
  • Event - Survey: Survey of Hawkinge Airfield & Dispersed Site (Ref: KD205) (EKE5838)

Record last edited

Oct 23 2002 3:32AM