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Summary

'The Landslip' is first labelled on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map to the north of Culverhole Point. The area is still labelled on the Ordnance Survey Master Map.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE (XIX to XX - 1880 AD? to 1906 AD? (Between))

Full description

Hullmandel, C. J., 1839-1840, The Downlands Landslip 1839-40 (Illustration). SDV358964.

Two postcards, one of the wheatfield which was on level ground when sown, and survived the collapse. Crowds came to watch when it was harvested. The other is of the Dowlands Landslip looking east, the area heavily overgrown with trees.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'The Landslip' is labelled.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'The Landslip' is labelled.

Pitts, J., 1981, An Historical Survey of the Landslips of the Axmouth-Lyme Regis Undercliffs, Devon (Article in Serial). SDV358965.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

An area labelled as 'The Landslip' is shown on both the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps to the north of Culverhole Point. The layout of this area of land coincides with the layout of plot 383 on the Axmouth Tithe Map of 1842.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

'The Landslip' is labelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #68328 ]
SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV358964	Illustration: Hullmandel, C. J.. 1839-1840. The Downlands Landslip 1839-40. Postcard + Digital.
SDV358965	Article in Serial: Pitts, J.. 1981. An Historical Survey of the Landslips of the Axmouth-Lyme Regis Undercliffs, Devon. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 103. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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