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Historic England / Planning Data records this location as World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station. Our atlas groups it under wwii defences using that source wording.
World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station is recorded by Historic England under reference 1020308. The supplied index identifies World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station. Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- WWII defences
- Source classification
- World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station
- Period / construction dates
- Second World War
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Designation date
- 2001-11-07
- Nearest reference town
- Maidstone (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Kent
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Kent
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1020308
- Coordinates
- 51.275106, 0.406725 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2026-08-28
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.