Thesaurus Term/Concept: PICKETT HAMILTON FORT

Identifier	140357
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A sunken, circular, concrete pillbox used on airfields. They remained flush with the surface to permit the free movement of aircraft but, if attack threatened, could be raised hydraulically or by a counterbalance, and manned to give covering fire.

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Context	Record
Monument Type	MKE18297 Picket-Hamilton Forts at Hawkinge Airfield (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE18304 Pickett Hamilton Fort, Lympne Airfield (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE21006 Pickett-Hamilton fort at Lympne Airfield (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE17968 Pickett-Hamilton Fort, West Malling Airfield, West Malling (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE99189 Second World War Pickett-Hamilton fort (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE99190 Second World War Pickett-Hamilton fort 450m north of the Highland Garage, A249, Thurnham (Monument)
Monument Type	MKE99191 Second World War Pickett-Hamilton fort c. 220 m south of the Aerodrome Estate, Thurnham (Monument)