Monument record TQ 94 NE 82 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)

Summary

Site of Second World War reinforced concrete Type 24 pillbox demolished in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel. Tutt Hill: on East side of lane from Tutt Hill to Westwell and South of Maidstone - Ashford railway.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9736 4677 (point)
Map sheet TQ94NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WESTWELL, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Tutt Hill: on E side of lane from Tutt Hill to Westwell and S of Maidstone - Ashford railway. Hexagonal pillbox - type 24, of plain concrete.

Building survey undertaken by Oxford Archaeology Unit in 1999 found the concrete shell intact though the internal brick baffle had been removed. (1)

Hexagonal pillbox - type 24, of plain concrete. Type 24 pillbox. Recorded by Oxford Archaeological Unit ahead of destruction for Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Pillbox. [Sector 1]. Cassini ref. 412650. Tutt Hill: on E side of lane from Tutt Hill to Westwell and S of Maidstone - Ashford railway. (2)


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 Charing, Kent (Unpublished document).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 Charing, Kent (Unpublished document).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Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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Unit, 2000, Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, Nr Charing, Kent: Archaeological and Photographic Record (Unpublished document).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  • --- Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit.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  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit.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 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2000.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.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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 5:08PM