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) |