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Westhawk Farm is a Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox located in Kent, England. The Romano-British component represents a settlement that developed alongside one of the principal road networks of Roman Britain, reflecting the strategic importance of roadside sites for commerce and communication during the Roman occupation. The pillbox, a defensive structure characteristic of Britain's Second World War preparations, was constructed as part of the anti-invasion defences erected following 1940. Together, these two distinct archaeological features represent the site's occupation across nearly two millennia, demonstrating continuity of settlement activity at this location through very different historical periods.
Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017645. View the official record →
Westhawk Farm is a Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017645.
Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017645.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A moated site and associated garden earthworks 460m south east of Boys Hall (2.9 km), Medieval moated site, The Moat (3 km), Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk Farm stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.