In days of old when you owned a pad like this the last thing you wanted were cows and sheep wondering up to your front door.
You wanted a fine view - minus the blocks of modern flats of course
So you had your staff build a hidden wall to keep out the stock.
And this was called a Ha-Ha.
You'll find this one at Heaton Hall, Heaton Park, Manchester
But how does the ha-ha stop the cows? Can't they run and jump over it? It's a great name though. Hard to forget, now that you've taught me it.
ReplyDeleteThe wall is about 5 foot high - which will not stop a young bullock ( I know from experience ) jumping over it or an even much higher wall ( especially when I'm on the other side )
ReplyDeleteI guess the cows in days of old were much slower ..