Ha-Ha Surrounding the Garden of Ilsington House on East and South, and Boundary Wall to the Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Ha-ha.

Ha-Ha Surrounding the Garden of Ilsington House on East and South, and Boundary Wall to the Garden

WRENN ID
sheer-vault-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1987
Type
Ha-ha
Address
Ha-Ha Surrounding the Garden of Ilsington House on East and South, and Boundary Wall to the Garden, Athelhampton and Puddletown
OS grid reference
SY 760 942
Coordinates
50.74768, -2.3409
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ha-ha surrounding the garden of Ilsington House on the east and south sides, along with the boundary wall to the garden, is likely from the 18th century. It features brick retaining walls topped with simple capping. The brick boundary wall, which also appears to be from the 18th century, separates the garden of Ilsington House from The Green and The Stables.

Local climate

Ha-Ha Surrounding the Garden of Ilsington House on East and South, and Boundary Wall to the Garden receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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