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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
Open Pit Mining Narrow term 71107 -
OPEN PLAN A building plan where space is unconstrained by partitions. Preferred term 138030 -
Open Prison Narrow term 92805 -
OPEN ROPEWALK A long, narrow, rectangular plot of land used for the manufacture of rope. Usually walled, it may include small buildings and awnings at each end. Often attached to a warehouse. Preferred term 108113 -
Open Settlement Narrow term 71108 -
OPEN SITE A Palaeolithic or Mesolithic occupation site, excluding occupations of caves and rock shelters. Evidence for occupation may include traces of hearths and other structures. Preferred term 68990 -
OPEN TRAINING PRISON An institution for the imprisonment of prisoners who can be trusted to serve their sentence without likelihood of escape and of being a threat to the public. There is no physical barrier designed to prevent absconding. Preferred term 103814 -
OPEN TRUSS A truss which does not subdivide a space, as in the centre of a hall of two bays or in an undivided building such as a barn. Preferred term 138032 -
OPEN WELL STAIRCASE A staircase, usually rising through more than one storey, with a space at its centre around which the stair is carried by strings and newels. Preferred term 138033 -
Open Work Narrow term 78148 -
Opencast Lead Workings Narrow term 71112 -
OPENCUT A linear open working along a lode vein, worked directy from the surface. Survives as a gully or ravine, normally with closed ends. Preferred term 143712 -
OPERA HOUSE An often ornately decorated theatre for the performance of opera. Preferred term 69947 -
OPERATING THEATRE A room where surgical operations are performed. Originally in the form of a room with a raised table surrounded by tiered seating from where students could watch an operation or disection be performed. Preferred term 92806 -
Operating Theatre Block Narrow term 92807 -
OPERATIONAL READINESS PLATFORM An area on post-war military airfields for parking aircraft on quick reaction alert to allow immediate access to the runway. Abbreviation ORP. Preferred term 140449 -
OPERATIONS BLOCK A building of varying designs intended for directing military aviation operations. Normally associated with military airfields. Preferred term 140131 -
OPERATIONS ROOM A room used for directing military operations and exercises. Preferred term 160524 -
Opercula Narrow term 159130 -
Ophthalmic Department Narrow term 92808 -
Ophthalmic Hospital Narrow term 92809 -
OPIUM PIPE A pipe designed for smoking opium. Preferred term 95590 -
OPPIDUM An imprecise term used to describe large Iron Age settlements of town-like proportions. Preferred term 68744 -
OPTICIANS An establishment for the testing of eyesight, making up of optical prescriptions and the sale of spectacles. Preferred term 92810 -
ORACLE BONE A piece of bone used for divination. Preferred term 97508 -
ORANGERY A gallery or building in a garden, usually south facing, used for the growing of oranges and other fruit. Preferred term 69026 -
ORANGES Citrus fruit of a distinctive orange colour. Preferred term 79110 -
ORATORY A small private chapel in either a house or church. Preferred term 138034 -
Oratory Narrow term 70112 -
ORCHARD An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. Preferred term 68649 -

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