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Summary

Cliff Cottage is first shown on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, set within a sub-rectangular enclosure.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NE/318

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109561.

Des=os 25" (1880s).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Site of 'cliff cottage' shown on os 25" (1880s) map as a long rectangular building in a rectilinear enclosure on the cliff (os).

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

A rectangular building is shown within a sub-rectangular enclosure, labelled as 'Cliff Cottage.' A well is also labelled to the west of the building.

Ordnance Survey, 1904, Copy of Ordnance Survey Second Edition 1904, Sheet 84/13 (Cartographic). SDV100772.

'Cliff Cottage' shown with well to west.

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

The layout of the building and associated enclosure are very similar to that depicted on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. The well is still labelled to the west of the building.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 3010 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

'Cliff Cottage' shown and marked on Ordnance Survey 1890 map. Not shown on modern map.
Ordnance Survey 1890 Ordnance Survey 1:10560 map (sheet 84SW).

Exeter Archaeology, 2004, East Devon AONB Archaeological Survey. Undercliff (English Nature Land) (Report - non-specific). SDV347617.

Former owners of the cottage once served teas to people on the coast path. The cottage is now ruinous and overgrown.

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

A rectangular building labelled as 'Cliff Cottage' is shown within a sub-rectangular enclosure on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. A well is also labelled to the west of the building. The layout of the building and associated enclosure on the Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map remain very similar to that depicted on the earlier First Edition map. The enclosure remains present on the Ordnance Survey Master Map, but the building is no longer visible.

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

The building is not visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV100772	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904. Copy of Ordnance Survey Second Edition 1904, Sheet 84/13. A3 Folded + Digital.
SDV109561	Migrated Record:
SDV148	Migrated Record:
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: #99240 ]
SDV347617	Report - non-specific: Exeter Archaeology. 2004. East Devon AONB Archaeological Survey. Undercliff (English Nature Land). Exeter Archaeology Report. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV351568	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 3010.
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.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5188 - Assessment at Undercliff, Axmouth

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