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A line with hatching or a rock-face texture on the falling side.
Also known as: Rock face symbol, Crag symbol, Escarpment marking
A cliff is drawn with hatching or a rock texture on the side that falls away, which is how a reader knows which way is down. The convention differs between countries: Swiss maps use a shaded rock drawing far more elaborate than the British hatched line.
Marks a vertical or near-vertical rock face, with the hatching or texture placed on the falling side.
Contexts: Maps
Is drawn very differently between national series: Swiss mapping renders rock as a shaded relief drawing where British and American mapping use hatched lines.
Contexts: Maps
A firm line along the top edge with short strokes or an irregular textured pattern hanging from it down the falling side.