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Monument record TR 23 NW 549 - PICKETT HAMILTON FORT
Summary
The site of a Second World War Picket Hamilton fort at Hawking Airfield. This was a concrete retracatable pillbox, it may have been built between 1940-1941, and was destroyed in 2001
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2169 3910 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The site of a destroyed Pickett-Hamilton fort at Hawking Airfield, Hawking, Kent, TR 217 391. This World War Two installation was a concrete retracatable pillbox, ithe Defenceof Britain record states taht it was built between 1940-1941, and was destroyed in 2001. (1)
Bennett, D., 1977, A Handbook of Kent's Defences 1540-1945 (Monograph). SKE7811.
CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Jan 12 2026 1:06PM