ENCLOSURES Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Pre-Improvement dykes Lairds' parks Dyking Hedges and fences Gates and access Ha-ha, Hopetoun House, West Lothian The grounds of country houses might include both closely cropped lawns and rougher pasture. The 'ha-ha' consists of a sunk ditch which separates grazing animals from closely cropped lawns and gardens. On the pasture side, the land dips from wall-head to wall-foot height as it nears the wall. On the garden side, the land is built up to wall-head height. Seen from the garden side, the impression is one of visual continuity. The ha-ha was widely used from the 18th century. It has been suggested that the term is a variation on 'aha!', the exclamation on unexpectedly coming across this break in the ground. Resource pack   1     2     3     4