Ferdinand Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Luckily I turned out normal. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Gav_P said: ??? I only (expletive deleted) my friends, not the whole country. So normal. Edited September 17, 2020 by SteamyTea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pm1987 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 This one still exists in a park near where I grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 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, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Lovely setting (jealous emoji!) sheep can jump pretty high tho ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 41 minutes ago, joe90 said: Lovely setting (jealous emoji!) sheep can jump pretty high tho ?. Especially if you creep up on them from behind... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 57 minutes ago, Onoff said: Especially if you creep up on them from behind... A good sheep will step backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: A good sheep will step backwards. A Ha-ha would help there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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