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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
ORTHODONTICS DEPARTMENT A hospital department for the medical and surgical treatment of teeth disorders. Preferred term 92830 -
ORTHODOX CHURCH A place of worship for followers of the Orthodox Catholic Church. Use only where the specific denomination is unknown. Preferred term 92831 -
ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT A department devoted to the curing or correcting of physical deformities. Preferred term 92832 -
ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL A hospital devoted to the curing or correcting of physical deformities. Preferred term 92833 -
ORTHOSTAT A large vertical stone forming part of a structure. If the structure is roofed, the orthostat will stretch from the floor to the roof as a single slab. Preferred term 138039 -
Orthostat Narrow term 71116 -
OSCILLATING STEAM ENGINE A compact design of steam engine which eliminates a connecting rod by having the piston rod directly attached to the crank. Preferred term 138040 -
OSIER BED A place where osiers (willows) are grown for basket-making. Preferred term 78215 -
OSSET LOOM A narrow hand loom. Preferred term 138041 -
OSSUARY A building, site or container used to store the bones of the dead after they have been removed from graves to allow new burials. Preferred term 70091 -
OSSUARY An object that contains bones. Use a monuments thesaurus where this is a site type. Preferred term 95993 -
OUBLIETTE A hidden dungeon entered through a trap door from the room above it. Also a similarly concealed pit into which prisoners would be cast. Preferred term 138042 -
OUBLIETTE An underground cell, usually hidden and accessed only through a trapdoor, in which a prisoner was confined and then allegedly forgotten about. Preferred term 118974 -
OUTBUILDING A detached subordinate building. Use specific type where known, eg. DAIRY. Preferred term 70338 -
OUTDOOR PLAYHOUSE A purpose built theatre with a central open yard, dating to the Elizabethan period. Famous examples include The Globe and the Swan. Preferred term 147526 -
OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL An unenclosed feature, usually sub-terranean, constructed to contain water for public or private recreation and sporting avtivities. Sometimes part of a LIDO complex. Use INDOOR SWIMMING POOL for pools with a covering structure. Preferred term 141676 -
OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL A unenclosed feature, usually sub-terranean, constructed to contain water for public or private recreation and sporting activities. Sometimes part of a LIDO complex. Use INDOOR SWIMMING POOL for pools within a covering structure. Preferred term 141675 -
OUTER BAILEY A large defensive area that usually has to be crossed before entering the inner bailey of a castle. Preferred term 138043 -
Outer Bailey Narrow term 70553 -
OUTERWEAR Clothes worn so that they are visible, usually but not always worn over other clothes. Preferred term 97108 -
OUTFALL SEWER The outlet or mouth of a sewer where it dispenses into the sea, lake, etc. Preferred term 92834 -
OUTFARM A multi-purpose farm building in an outlaying area of a farm. Preferred term 92835 -
OUTFITTER A shop that sells men's clothes, either off the peg, bespoke or both. Preferred term 151471 -
OUTPATIENTS DEPARTMENT A hospital department which treats patients without keeping them in overnight or for a longer period. Preferred term 92836 -
OUTSHOT An extension to a building, though sometimes contemporary with it, housed under a lean-to roof. Preferred term 138044 -
Outshut Narrow term 138045 -
OVAL BARROW A form of Neolithic long barrow comprising an oval, rather than rectangular or trapezoidal mound. Preferred term 70007 -
OVAL ENCLOSURE An oval shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. Preferred term 70358 -
OVEN A brick, stone or iron receptacle for baking bread or other food in. Preferred term 70396 -
OVEN An enclosed structure of brick, stone or metal in which material is heated or burned, or, in a domestic context, food is cooked, through the continuous radiation of heat from its floor, walls or ceiling. Preferred term 139618 -

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