2026-04-06T23:33:56+01:0012,437112415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects53810108195179CROSSBOW BOLTYA pointed projectile fired from a crossbow designed to injure or kill a given target.128P2816137646CROSSINGYThe intersection and space between the nave, chancel and transepts in a cruciform church.546P611271421CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGEYA house for the keeper of a level crossing on a railway.1P3995159189CROSSING TOWERYA 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.546P11113159175CROSSROADSYA road junction where two (or occasionally more) roads cross each other.1P53910108295549CROTALYAn enclosed, round bell with a slit, sounded by a loose internal pellet.128P11559162852Crouched BurialN1N503470033CROUCHED INHUMATIONYA 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.1P2817137647CroudsN546N545770485CROWYA 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.1P54010108397354CROWBARYAn iron bar used as a lever.128P54110108495716CROWNYAn encircling ornament for the head, usually denoting sovereignty.128P748791675CROWN COURTYA court of criminal, and limited civil, jurisdiction in England and Wales. Established in 1972 to replace the Assize Court, following legislation in 1971.1P2818137648CROWN PLATEYA plate in a crown post roof, supported on crown posts and bearing the collars.546P2819137649CROWN POSTYAn 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.546P2820137650CROWN STEEPLEYA steeple in which the spire resembles a crown.546P2821137651CROWN STRUTYAn upright timber similar to a crown post, but not supporting a plate.546P3819139551CROWN TREEYThe main vertical beam standing at the centre of a post mill carrying the bearing upon which the body of the mill rotates.546P3804139519CROWN WHEELYThe gearwheel on the upright shaft within a windmill from which secondary drives operating other parts of the machinery are powered. are taken546P2822137652CROWSTEPPED GABLEYA gable with sides shaped like a flight of steps.546P54210108595919CROZIERYThe staff or crook of a bishop or abbot.128P54310108696851CRUCIBLEYA container in which substances are heated to high temperatures.128P10063103873CrucibleN1N10401140190CRUCIBLE FACTORYYA building or buildings used for the manufacture of crucibles.1P465769184CRUCIBLE FURNACEYA 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.1P748891678CRUCIBLE STEEL WORKSYProduction of high quality steel by reheating cementation steel in a refractory crucible.1P566970773CruciferiN1N54410108795921CRUCIFIXYA cross with the image of Christ upon it.128P2823137653CRUCIFORM PLANYA building plan in the shape of a cross.546P2824137654CRUCKYA 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.546P