No the strip footing fine as was.
Returns can be built into cut outs in the earth & buried to go some way to preventing tipping.
Ordinarily though, rebar driven into the ground through the footing is more than adequate.
There was also an expansion joint & a gravel-filled cavity around the telegraph pole to allow for movement, as the wind can be quite strong.
The client paid for all the material, except the stone, which had been the previous wall.
A local chap wanted 5k to build it in just stone…my mate & I did it for 2k.
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