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Sir, - At Castle Hills in Northallerton, a green field site with a hilltop scheduled ancient monument, the developer Taylor Wimpey has applied for outline planning permission to build houses right up to the hilltop fort position.

The developer's archaeological survey found Stone Age flint tools and medieval pottery. The 1913 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map records finds of Roman coins and a votive altar. The Normans had a castle there when they fought the Scots at the nearly Battle of the Standard in 1138.

In the 19th century, the artist Samuel Buck sat at Castle Hills and sketched Northallerton with All Saints' Church, against the background of Black Hambleton.

That view east would be blocked by the houses.

There may be those of your readers who have seen the last few weeks' letters pages, but don't know what all the fuss is about. For them, I enclose a photograph, a tribute to Buck's panorama.

I urge those who believe that the green field land sloping down eastwards from the Castle Hills summit should be protected from development - because of its historical importance - should write to Hambleton District Council planning department.

S H McKEE Northallerton Road, Brompton, Northallerton.

2:09pm Friday 9th May 2008

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