should anyone care to seek it out, there is a place in Brighton where your breath is taken away and where the glorious sights before you surpass any other in the area. That special place is Whitehawk Hill.

Should you take a stroll there, you will be greeted with the remains of the Neolithic causeway enclosure, built thousands of years ago by our hunter-gatherer ancestors.

This site was chosen for reasons known only to them but when a modern-day Brighton resident stands where they once stood, I defy them not to be moved and thrilled by the feeling sheer joy and wonder at this amazing site.

As a Mancunian who has chosen to make Brighton her home, even after 30 years of residency, I didn't feel a particular bond with the town. Nor did I truly belong or wish to, until I stood on Whitehawk Hill and gazed across the bay of Brighton, with its uninterrupted views to Worthing and beyond.

On an especially clear day, the Isle of Wight is visible, often against the backdrop of a glorious sunset.

This spectacular view is so moving, so in touch with the feelings, thoughts and emotions of our ancestors.

You can see the curve of England, the rest of Sussex and beyond - it feels as if you can see the whole world.

Now this most beautiful spot is to be denied its most glorious asset and the very reason for its being - its uninterrupted view.

Brighton council has already allowed the housing estate to be built on this site, totally ignoring its status as a recorded monument.

Now the proposal to build tower blocks on the King Alfred site on Hove seafront will be the final act of desecration.

I urge local residents go to Whitehawk Hill on a clear day at sunset - you will be blown away with amazement and the feeling the past around you.

And do so before the desecrators of our past deny you the chance.

-A Scales, Brighton