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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
DEBTORS COURT A place of law to which debtors were taken for the recovery of monies by their creditors. Preferred term 91702 -
DEBTORS PRISON A prison for the confinement of people who owe money. Preferred term 71463 -
DECANTER A stoppered bottle, for serving drinks. Preferred term 96769 -
DECK ACCESS BLOCK Block of flats incorporating broad, street-width balconies to give access to dwellings and connect to other blocks. Preferred term 147249 -
DECONTAMINATION BUILDING A building used for the treatment of victims of chemical, gas or other forms of contamination. Preferred term 94372 -
DECORATED PANEL A panel, usually wooden or stone, painted or engraved with an illustration or inscription. Preferred term 139627 -
DECORATING SHOP A workshop used for the decoration of fired pottery or ceramics. Usually part of a larger complex. Preferred term 91704 -
DECORATIVE FEATURES A component part that is designed deliberately for decorative purposes. Preferred term 137674 -
DECORATIVE PLASTERWORK An area of plasterwork modelled or incised with ornamental designs or motifs. Preferred term 139508 -
DECORATIVE SURFACE An area of the floor, wall or ceiling of a building, which has been painted, carved, sculpted or decorated. Preferred term 102952 -
Decoy Narrow term 70785 -
DECOY AIRFIELD A system of lights, controlled fires or dummy constructions, used to simulate an airfield and thus confuse enemy aircraft into bombing these counterfeit targets. Preferred term 160391 -
DECOY BATTERY Dummy construction in the form of a battery used during WWII to provide a counterfeit target for enemy aircraft. Preferred term 167016 -
DECOY DOCKS A system of lights, controlled fires or dummy constructions, used to simulate a dockyard and thus confuse enemy aircraft into bombing these counterfeit targets. Preferred term 160392 -
DECOY DOMESTIC SITE A system of lights, controlled fires or dummy constructions, used to simulate a domestic site such as a city and thus confuse enemy aircraft into bombing counterfeit targets. Preferred term 160393 -
DECOY POND A pond or pool with arms covered with nets into which wild birds, are lured and then caught. Monument type includes water feeder channels. Preferred term 68586 -
DECOY RAILWAY SITE A system of lights, controlled fires or dummy constructions, used to simulate a railway yard or sidings and thus confuse enemy aircraft into bombing these counterfeit targets. Preferred term 160394 -
DECOY SITE SHELTER Partly subterranean operations rooms for the lighting arrays of the various types of bombing decoys in use during the Second World War. Preferred term 143446 -
DECOY VESSEL A vessel, usually a merchant vessel, altered to resemble a warship or another vessel. Preferred term - -
DEDICATION STONE A commemorative stone inscribed with a dedicatory inscription to a person or event. Preferred term 68767 -
Dedication Stone Narrow term - -
Deep Section Truss Bridge Narrow term 122513 -
DEER COTE A building used for the shelter and protection of deer, especially in winter. Preferred term 83977 -
DEER COURSE Area in a deer park where a single deer was chased by dogs over a set distance, with bets made on the outcome. It usually includes a stand (for viewing) and can also include three distance markers, a finishing post and a ditch behind the last post. Preferred term 139129 -
DEER HOUSE A building for housing deer overnight. Preferred term 68587 -
DEER LEAP Bank to let deer cross ditches, fences or roads, into, but not out of, a deer park. Preferred term 68588 -
DEER PARK A large park for keeping deer. In medieval times the prime purpose was for hunting. Preferred term 68589 -
DEER POUND An enclosure used for corralling deer. Preferred term 68590 -
DEER SHED A building used to store fodder for deer. Preferred term 163019 -
DEER SHELTER A building used to shelter deer hunters. Preferred term 68591 -

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