Accessible Text Alternative for Characterisation Figure 3

An accessible text alternative for a  'flat' image of a historic characterisation map and accompanying legend, captioned 'an excerpt from the HLC mapping of Oxfordshire: aspects of the broad types of  historic character of the landscape are colour-coded against the broad type of land use.  Detailed query on the units shown allows for a more subtle and nuanced understanding of landscape development'.

The broad character types featured are:

  • Civic amenities
  • Civil provision
  • Commercial
  • Communication
  • Enclosure
  • Industry
  • Military
  • Orchards and horticulture
  • Ornamental
  • Recreation
  • Rural settlement
  • Unenclosed land
  • Urban settlement
  • Water and Valley floor
  • Woodland