Building record 0446503018 - Ha-ha, West Wycombe Park

The southern boundary of the Pleasure Grounds is marked by a well-preserved ha-ha consisting of a brick wall standing to a height of 1.2m fronted (on the south) by an asymmetrical ditch 4m wide which narrows to a basal width of 1m. It extends fora length of 430m from the area of the Stable Cottages towards the Temple of the Winds which it encircles before leading to the north for a distance of 15m. Its course further to the north is unclear but the narrow ditch 5m wide and up to 0.2m deep which lies immediately to the west of the Tennis Court, undoubtedly marks the line. This ha-ha is depicted on Richardson's map of 1767 where it is shown to mark the southern and easternmost boundary of the Pleasure Grounds; its depicted line further to the north suggests that it has been disturbed by subsequent developments (B13).