Does anyone have a ha-ha? (sunken wall)

[Ferdinand]

This is a little bit 'idle curiousity', but I was wondering if anyone does? We do seem to have a lot of people with outrageously good views from their plots.

 

For non-landscape nerds a ha-ha is a sunken wall and a ditch used to give you an uninterrupted view of the landscape, but still keep livestock out. The only downside is that it doesn't keep the wind out.

 

I know quite a few people who have a hedge and a raised platform, which seems to be a modern alternative. 

 

We used to have one at home where the garden level ran across a depression in the pasture, probably put in when the Georgians or the Victorians laid out the garden. It was where we eventually incorporated a stone hut for the Aquatron 'composting loo' to have it out of sight.

 

Very common in National Trust properties. Isn't there even a nod to these at the Badminton Horse Trials, with a fence called the "sunken wall"?

 

Ferdinand

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by Ferdinand

[SteamyTea]

I went to a minor public school that was surrounded by a haha.

Just come out in a cold sweat remembering the debaggings, dunkings and floggings.

I could have been prime minister. Luckily I turned out normal.

[Gav_P]

4 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Luckily I turned out normal.

???

[SteamyTea]

2 minutes ago, Gav_P said:

???

I only (expletive deleted) my friends, not the whole country.

So normal.

Edited September 17, 2020 by SteamyTea

[Pm1987]

The architect added one of these to our overall design. On summing up the costs it was quickly dumped from the plan.

Edited October 1, 2020 by Pm1987

[ProDave]

This one still exists in a park near where I grew up.

 

[Cpd]

I will be building a small section of haha wall in the upper reaches of my garden, I have an existing fence in place at the moment to keep sheep out, ( i will be removing the section Of fence between the two big posts) 
the idea is to convert the grassy area in the foreground  into a lowered stone flagged seating Area with fire pit and bbq facilities. The site faces west and gets incredibly sunsets.

the aim is to give guests a real sense of being right in the middle of the landscape without looking over a wire fence, 

[joe90]

Lovely setting (jealous emoji!) sheep can jump pretty high tho ?.

[Onoff]

41 minutes ago, joe90 said:

Lovely setting (jealous emoji!) sheep can jump pretty high tho ?.

 

Especially if you creep up on them from behind...

[SteamyTea]

57 minutes ago, Onoff said:

Especially if you creep up on them from behind...

A good sheep will step backwards.

[Ferdinand]

5 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

A good sheep will step backwards.

 

A Ha-ha would help there...