Winter sunshine catches the stonework of the 17th century ha-ha on the edge of the parkland at Rousham House in Oxfordshire, England

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The low-angled sunshine of a winter morning catches the stonework of the restored Ha-Ha as it snakes its way towards the house at Rousham Park with the grass parkland on the right and mature trees growing within the gardens to the left. The original ha-ha was begun by Charles Bridgeman and improved and completed by William Kent. The Ha-Ha prevents livestock, grazing in the parkland meadow, from entering the gardens whilst allowing uninterupted views from the house and gardens by not having fences or hedges in the way. The grounds of Rousham House are an early example of English landscape design by William Kent (1685-1748) and remain today much as he left them.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Rousham House, Oxfordshire, England
Photo credit: © Andrew Baskott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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