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Object types that the Scheme uses

These terms are from the FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Forum on Information Standards in Heritage - FISH).

Term Scope note Term type SENESCHAL URI Other URI
CROSSBOW BOLT A pointed projectile fired from a crossbow designed to injure or kill a given target. Preferred term 95179 -
CROSSING The intersection and space between the nave, chancel and transepts in a cruciform church. Preferred term 137646 -
CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGE A house for the keeper of a level crossing on a railway. Preferred term 71421 -
CROSSING TOWER A tower which rises above the space at the intersection of the nave, chancel and transepts of a church. Usually pierced by windows to provide light directly to the area below. Preferred term 159189 -
CROSSROADS A road junction where two (or occasionally more) roads cross each other. Preferred term 159175 -
CROTAL An enclosed, round bell with a slit, sounded by a loose internal pellet. Preferred term 95549 -
Crouched Burial Narrow term 162852 -
CROUCHED INHUMATION A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with hip and knee joints bent through an angle of more than 90 degrees. Preferred term 70033 -
Crouds Narrow term 137647 -
CROW A multipurpose hut constructed from stone and turf, covering a square or polygonal plan. It has drystone walls and a slightly corbelled roof, usually topped with slabs. Can be either free-standing or embedded in a Cornish hedge. Particular to Cornwall. Preferred term 70485 -
CROWBAR An iron bar used as a lever. Preferred term 97354 -
CROWN An encircling ornament for the head, usually denoting sovereignty. Preferred term 95716 -
CROWN COURT A court of criminal, and limited civil, jurisdiction in England and Wales. Established in 1972 to replace the Assize Court, following legislation in 1971. Preferred term 91675 -
CROWN PLATE A plate in a crown post roof, supported on crown posts and bearing the collars. Preferred term 137648 -
CROWN POST An upright timber standing on a tiebeam to support a collar or purlin. Once used as an alternative to king post, this term is now restricted to the shorter post ending at collar level. Preferred term 137649 -
CROWN STEEPLE A steeple in which the spire resembles a crown. Preferred term 137650 -
CROWN STRUT An upright timber similar to a crown post, but not supporting a plate. Preferred term 137651 -
CROWN TREE The main vertical beam standing at the centre of a post mill carrying the bearing upon which the body of the mill rotates. Preferred term 139551 -
CROWN WHEEL The gearwheel on the upright shaft within a windmill from which secondary drives operating other parts of the machinery are powered. are taken Preferred term 139519 -
CROWSTEPPED GABLE A gable with sides shaped like a flight of steps. Preferred term 137652 -
CROZIER The staff or crook of a bishop or abbot. Preferred term 95919 -
CRUCIBLE A container in which substances are heated to high temperatures. Preferred term 96851 -
Crucible Narrow term 103873 -
CRUCIBLE FACTORY A building or buildings used for the manufacture of crucibles. Preferred term 140190 -
CRUCIBLE FURNACE A furnace composed of two fire brick boxes: the fire was in the lower box and the upper box held the crucibles. Used in the manufacture of steel. Preferred term 69184 -
CRUCIBLE STEEL WORKS Production of high quality steel by reheating cementation steel in a refractory crucible. Preferred term 91678 -
Cruciferi Narrow term 70773 -
CRUCIFIX A cross with the image of Christ upon it. Preferred term 95921 -
CRUCIFORM PLAN A building plan in the shape of a cross. Preferred term 137653 -
CRUCK A pair of timbers, or blades, usually curved, rising from a place at or near ground level to a point at or near the apex of a roof, forming an approximately triangular frame on which the subsidiary structure rests. Preferred term 137654 -

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