Monument record TR 23 NW 554 - PICKETT HAMILTON FORT

Summary

The site of a Picket Hamilton fort at Hawkinge Airfield. The Picket Hamilton fort was a special kind of airfield installation, which consisted of a small concrete pillbox that could be retracted by hydraulic power to be flush with the level of the airfield surface so as not to present an obstacle to aircraft. It may have been built between 1940 and 1941. This example was extant until 2001 when it was destroyed.

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Grid reference TR 2149 3949 (point)
Map sheet TR23NW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HAWKINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Full Description

"Pickett-Hamilton fort" at Hawkinge Airfield, Hawking, Kent, TR 215 395. (1)

The Defence of Britain record states that the Pickett-Hamilton fort (note alternative spelling) was built between 1940 and 1941. According to the Defence of Britain record, this example was extant until 2001 when it was destroyed (destruction is said to have occurred between March to June of that year). (2)


Burridge, David, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13149.

Burridge, David, Kent (Unpublished document). Ske13149.

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.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Burridge, David. Kent.
  • --- Unpublished document: Burridge, David. Kent.
  • --- Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2026 12:09PM