Monument record TQ 94 NE 82 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 9736 4677 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ94NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WESTWELL, ASHFORD, KENT |
Map
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)
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 Charing, Kent (Unpublished document).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 Charing, Kent (Unpublished document).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Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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Unit, 2000, Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, Nr Charing, Kent: Archaeological and Photographic Record (Unpublished document).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.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE13159 Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
- --- SKE13171 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, nr. Charing, Kent.
- --- SKE13171 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, nr. Charing, Kent.
- <1> SKE17081 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2000. Pill Boxes at Tutt Hill, Westwell Leacon, Nr Charing, Kent: Archaeological and Photographic Record.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Building survey of 2 WWII pill boxes at Tutt Hill (EKE11349)
Record last edited
Jan 30 2012 5:21PM