Heath conservation village - Dower House ha-ha
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Heath conservation village - Dower House ha-ha
Image: © Mike Kirby Taken: 12 Jun 2010
A Grade II listed ha-ha and gate piers to south front of the Dower House. Constructed mid C18. in Hammer-dressed stone and ashlar and the corners have spiked metal straps to discourage cattle from using them as rubbing posts. In landscape-gardening, the ha-ha is a boundary to a garden designed not to interrupt a view from e.g. a country-house. It consists of a ditch with side nearest the viewpoint perpendicular faced with brick or stone, and the other side sloped and turfed. It kept animals away from the gardens, yet was concealed. LBS Number: 342374
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Image Location
Latitude
53.675936
Longitude
-1.462384