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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
Post And Truss Frame Narrow term 138108 -
POST BOX A box in which letters are posted or deposited for dispatch. Preferred term 68684 -
POST BUILT STRUCTURE A structure indicated by the presence of post holes and of uncertain interpretation. Preferred term 119453 -
POST HOLE A hole occupied by a timber post or the void remaining after its removal, usually with packing. Preferred term 138109 -
POST HOLE A hole dug to provide a firm base for an upright post, often with stone packing. Use broader monument type where known. Preferred term 70403 -
Post House Narrow term 92974 -
Post Inn Narrow term 70997 -
POST MILL A type of windmill, mainly timber-framed, whose body, containing machinery and carrying the sail, rotates about an upright post. Preferred term 69334 -
POST MILL ROUNDHOUSE A circular or octagonal building at the base of a post mill to provide storage space and to give protection to the superstructure. The roundhouse is not attached to the mill itself. Some roundhouses were later converted for domestic purposes. Preferred term 140158 -
POST OFFICE A building, department or shop where postal business is carried on. Preferred term 68685 -
Post Office Headquarters Narrow term 92975 -
Post Office Tower Narrow term 92976 -
POST PAD A pad on which a post rests to support part of a structure. Preferred term 138110 -
POST PIPE The space occupied by or left where a post has been. Preferred term 138111 -
POST ROOM A room where letters and parcels are sorted prior to dispatch Preferred term 143416 -
POST TRENCH A construction trench dug to receive a line of posts for a wall, with associated packing. Preferred term 142964 -
POSTAL SYSTEM STRUCTURE Buildings, sites and structures associated with the collection, distribution, sending and reception of mail. Preferred term 92977 -
POSTERN A small gateway cut through the curtain wall or its flanking towers. Used primarily as an outlet for counter-attacking forces. Preferred term 68901 -
Postern Gate Narrow term 71435 -
Postillions House Narrow term 94085 -
Posting House Narrow term 92978 -
POT A container, usually round and deep. Preferred term 96380 -
POT ARCH Type of furnace used in the glass industry to pre-heat glass in crucibles, prior to the main melt. This may have been a separtate structure, or may have been part of the main furnace. All periods from the Roman onwards. Preferred term 143507 -
Pot Bank Narrow term 71163 -
POT BOILER A stone heated in a fire then dropped into a liquid to heat it. Preferred term 96800 -
Pot Lid Narrow term - -
POTASH Potassium Carbonate obtained from the ashes of burnt plant matter and used as a fertilizer. Preferred term 82858 -
POTASH KILN A kiln used for the slow burning of vegetable matter to produce potassium carbonate. Preferred term 69162 -
POTASH MINE A mine from which potash is obtained. Potash is a deposit of potassium carbonate: the only example of a potash mine in the country is at Boulby in Cleveland. Preferred term 69163 -
POTASSIUM SILICATE A compound consisting of potassium and silica, used in various processes. Preferred term 84254 -

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