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Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield is a pair of Second World War anti-invasion defensive structures located in Suffolk. These forts were part of the extensive network of emergency defences constructed across southern England following the threat of German invasion in 1940–1941. The Pickett-Hamilton fort was a distinctive British design featuring a steel and concrete pillbox that could be raised and lowered hydraulically, allowing the garrison to engage attackers from protected positions before retracting below ground level. The two examples at Honington, positioned south-west of Broomhill Cottages, represent the practical application of this innovative defensive technology during the critical early years of the Second World War.
Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020779. View the official record →
Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield is a pair of Second World War anti-invasion defensive structures located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020779.
Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages 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 1020779.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston Mount (1.7 km), Two bowl barrows on Troston Heath, one known as Black Hill (1.8 km), Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.