The Ha-ha was a clever device used by landscape gardeners that allowed the vista from large houses such as Hopetoun not to be spoilt by a fence. It is essentially just a ditch with a retaining wall at one side preventing livestock or other 'riff-raff' from getting to the large expanse of grass in front of the house. Map location.
![The Ha-ha, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry
The Ha-ha was a clever device used by landscape gardeners that allowed the vista from large houses such as Hopetoun not to be spoilt by a fence. It is essentially just a ditch with a retaining wall at one side preventing livestock or other 'riff-raff' from getting to the large expanse of grass in front of the house. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=308987&Y=678919&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_ha-ha_Hopetoun_House.jpg "Click to view full size image
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The Ha-ha, Hopetoun House, South Queensferry
The Ha-ha was a clever device used by landscape gardeners that allowed the vista from large houses such as Hopetoun not to be spoilt by a fence. It is essentially just a ditch with a retaining wall at one side preventing livestock or other 'riff-raff' from getting to the large expanse of grass in front of the house. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=308987&Y=678919&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]")
