Control description categories: Column C | Column D (Landforms; Rock and boulders; Water and marsh; Vegetation; Man-made features; Special items) | Column E | Column F | Column G | Column H | Special instructions
Column E – Appearance
These symbols can be used when required to add clarity to the map in order to allow the competitor to better visualise the control site.
| Ref. | Symbol | Name | Description | ISOM/ ISSprOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 |  | LOW | Where the control feature is particularly low or flat but this is not indicated on the map; e.g. Hill, low. | |
| 8.2 |  | SHALLOW | Where the control feature is particularly shallow but this is not indicated on the map; e.g. Re-entrant, shallow. | |
| 8.3 |  | DEEP | Where the control feature is particularly deep but this is not indicated on the map; e.g. Pit, deep. | |
| 8.4 |  | OVERGROWN | Where the feature is partially covered in undergrowth or bushes that are not indicated on the map; e.g. Ruin, overgrown. | |
| 8.5 |  | OPEN | Where the feature is in an area where the tree cover is less than the surroundings but this is not indicated on the map; e.g. Marsh, open. | |
| 8.6 |  | ROCKY, STONY | Where the feature is in an area of rocky or stony ground not indicated on the map; e.g. Knoll, rocky. Also used in conjunction with symbol 1.14 to indicate a rocky pit (ISOM 203). | |
| 8.7 |  | MARSHY | Where the feature is in an area of marshy ground not indicated on the map; e.g. Re-entrant, marshy. | |
| 8.8 |  | SANDY | Where the feature is in an area of sandy ground not indicated on the map; e.g. Depression, sandy. Also used in conjunction with symbol 4.1 to indicate sandy ground (ISOM 213). | |
| 8.9 |  | NEEDLE LEAVED | Where the tree or trees associated with the control feature have needle shaped leaves; e.g. Prominent tree, needle leaved. | |
| 8.10 |  | BROAD LEAVED | Where the tree or trees associated with the control feature are broad-leaved; e.g. Copse, broad leaved. | |
| 8.11 |  | RUINED | Where the feature has fallen to ground level; e.g. Fence, ruined. |