Ha Ha, 80 Yards South of Rotunda is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1983. Ha-ha.

Ha Ha, 80 Yards South of Rotunda

WRENN ID
winter-loft-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1983
Type
Ha-ha
OS grid reference
TL 815 612
Coordinates
52.21945, 0.65626
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This ha-ha, built in the early 19th century, is located 80 yards south of the rotunda at Ickworth House. It features a segmental plan that stretches 250 yards long, with short returns at each end that extend northward. The structure is made of gault brick with limestone copings. Central stone steps lead down from a raised terrace into the garden, which are flanked by solid balustrading adorned with gadrooned urns at both the top and bottom. This ha-ha holds group value with Ickworth House.

Local climate

Ha Ha, 80 Yards South of Rotunda sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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