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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
Hot House Narrow term 140345 -
HOTEL A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. Preferred term 68792 -
HOTHOUSE A glasshouse used for the cultivation of tropical plants. Preferred term 92298 -
HOURGLASS A sandglass that runs for an hour. Preferred term 95355 -
HOUSE A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. Preferred term 68928 -
HOUSE BOAT A boat used as private or domestic living accomodation. Preferred term - -
House Of Confinement Narrow term 92301 -
HOUSE OF CORRECTION An institution for the imprisonment of vagrants and misdemeanants. Preferred term 70981 -
HOUSE OF DETENTION A building in which people are held in a state of imprisonment or confinement as punishment. Usually associated with military and political offenders. Preferred term 92302 -
House Of Industry Narrow term 92303 -
House Of Institution Narrow term 92304 -
House Of Recovery Narrow term 92305 -
HOUSE OVER HOUSE A house in a terrace built on top of another, with access at high and low level to either side. Preferred term 93981 -
HOUSE PLATFORM An area of ground on which a house is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a house. Preferred term 68951 -
HOUSEBOAT A boat roofed over and fitted up as a home for living in permanently or temporarily. Preferred term 139095 -
HOUSEHOLD GOODS Goods, including portable objects and furniture, commonly found in the home. Preferred term 79041 -
Houses Of Parliament Narrow term 92306 -
HOUSING ESTATE A residential district planned as a unit. Preferred term 71453 -
HOVEL A rough shelter or dwelling, sometimes used to house cattle. Preferred term 71362 -
HOVERCRAFT TERMINAL An area of a port, dock or harbour, often including buildings for passport control and customs, where passengers and vehicles using hovercraft services can embark/disembark and where supplies can be taken on board. Preferred term 92307 -
Howe Narrow term 70983 -
Howe Truss Bridge Narrow term 122506 -
HOY Small coastal vessel. Preferred term - -
Hub Narrow term - -
Hub Cap Narrow term - -
Hub Lining Narrow term - -
Hudd Narrow term 92308 -
HUERS HUT Hut along the coast, which provided shelter for lookouts known as "huers", who kept watch for the pilchard shoals that passed by the coast. Built of stone or wood. Particular common to Cornwall. Preferred term 140192 -
HUGUENOT BURIAL GROUND A place of burial for members of the French Protestant Church. Preferred term 92309 -
HUGUENOT CHURCH A place of worship for members of the French Protestant church of the 16th and 17th centuries. Preferred term 92310 -

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