AN attempt to save Oldbury Hill, Ightham, from development for building purposes, is one which has a strong claim on the practical support of all archaeologists. This Kentishwoodland plateau, lying between Sevenoaks and Ightham, is for British archaeology historic ground. At its summit is a prehistoric fortress, which is dated at about 200 B.C.; but its chief interest lies in its evidence of prehistoric man of a far earlier period. It is a part of the country overwhich Benjamin Harrison of Ightham, the apostle of the eolith, had his hunting ground; and through him it is linked with the great names in the study of British archaeology SirJoseph Prestwich, Sir John Evans, Lord Avebury, and many others. The fortress itself is scheduled for protection underthe Office of Works, and in the event of building development, provision for access will have to be made in the inevitable encroachment; but the character of the site with its associations and its wide views over pastoral lands, which preserve the meaning and purpose of its fortification, willbe irretrievably lost. The extent of the estate now offeredfor sale is about 157 acres, and the owner, who is not in aposition to present the site to the public, has fixed at the lowest possible figure the price at which he would be prepared to effect a transfer to the National Trust. This body, however, has no funds with which to purchase; but an effort is being made, up to the present with indifferent success, to organise a local fund. The importance to science of the high terrace gravels in which the evidence has been found for what is claimed to be the earliest traces of man's handiwork is obvious; the fact that that evidence has not been accepted universally makes it all the more important that such a site as Oldbury Hill should be preserved for the inspection and investigation of later generations.