Monument record TQ 94 NE 81 - Second World War pillbox (TYPE FW3/24), Westwell

Summary

Site of Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox demolished in advance of the constructuion of the Channel Tunnel. On West side of lane from Tutt Hill to Westwell, South of the railway line.

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Grid reference TQ 9725 4688 (point)
Map sheet TQ94NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WESTWELL, ASHFORD, KENT

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On W side of lane from Tutt Hill to Westwell, S of the railway line. Pillbox. [Sector 1]. Cassini ref. 411651.

Building survey undertaken by Oxford Archaeology Unit in 1999 found it was largely intact. (1)

Type 24 pillbox. Recorded by Oxford Archaeological Unit ahead of destruction for Channel Tunnel Rail Link.Pillbox. [Sector 1]. Cassini ref. 411651. On W side of lane from Tutt Hill to Westwell, S of the railway line. (1)


Oxford Archaeological Unit, Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, nr. Charing, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13171.

Oxford Archaeological Unit, Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, nr. Charing, Kent (Unpublished document). Ske13171.

Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2000, Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, Nr Charing, Kent: Archaeological and Photographic Record (Unpublished document). SKE17081.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, nr. Charing, Kent.
  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, nr. Charing, Kent.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2000. Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, Nr Charing, Kent: Archaeological and Photographic Record.
  • <2> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Building survey of 2 WWII pill boxes at Tutt Hill (EKE11349)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)

Record last edited

Apr 8 2026 4:02PM