Ha Ha To West Of Wotton House

The ha-ha to the west of Wotton House is a structure from the early to mid-18th century, built of ashlar stone. It features a shaped plan with a central semi-circular projection to the west and recessed flanking bays. The rubblestone walls include brick arches and sloping dry stone infilling at the back of the arches. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the walls were covered by an ashlar wall, which has been partially removed in the late 20th century to reveal the earlier work. This ha-ha serves to separate the garden from the landscaped park.

The surrounding landscape is part of a historic designed area linked to an early 18th-century country house, likely laid out by George London and Henry Wise. It was later developed into an extensive mid-18th-century park for George Grenville by Lancelot Brown, with significant contributions to the design attributed to William Pitt, who later became the first Earl of Chatham.