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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
RESORT VILLAGE Model village built as a holiday resort. Preferred term 93132 -
RESPOND A half-pier, corbel or other architectural element, usually situated at the end of an arcade, attached to a wall to support an arch. Preferred term 138918 -
Ressant Narrow term 138167 -
Rest Home Use both terms. Narrow term 71625 -
RESTAURANT A place where refreshments or meals may be obtained. Preferred term 68801 -
RETABLE A shelf that is behind an altar. Preferred term 138168 -
RETAIL PARK A grouping of retail warehouses and supermarkets with associated car parking. Preferred term 147274 -
RETAINING WALL A wall constructed for the purpose of confining or supporting a mass of earth or water. Preferred term 71574 -
RETENTURA The rear part of a Roman fort, where barrack accommodation, stables and stores were situated. Use with wider site type where known. Preferred term 70886 -
RETIREMENT HOME Residence for retired people, often in the form of an apartment complex, differing from a nursing home as the residents live independently. Preferred term 141328 -
RETIREMENT ROOM A room used for sleeping or resting in. Use more specific term. Preferred term 138169 -
RETORT A glass vessel with a long tapering neck that is bent down. Used for distillation. Preferred term 96886 -
RETORT HOUSE Central functional building of a gas works. Coal is roasted in retorts producing gas and coke. Preferred term 71459 -
RETOUCHED FLAKE A flake that has had small flakes removed to blunt, sharpen, refine the outline or prepare the edge of the tool. Preferred term 96383 -
RETRACTORS An instrument for holding back a part of a body eg an organ. Preferred term 95293 -
RETREAT A house or centre used for meditation, contemplation and/or prayer. Preferred term 93133 -
Retreat House Narrow term 93134 -
RETROCHOIR The space between the high altar and the east wall or chapel in a large church, and often the area west of a Monks' choir. Preferred term 138170 -
Retting Pit Narrow term 69412 -
RETTING POND A pit used for the prolonged steeping of the flax plant in water to separate the fibres from the wood. Preferred term 129043 -
REUSED VESSEL COMPONENT Any structural component, usually of wood, which is believed to have derived from a vessel. Double index with the appropriate type of structural component eg. BEAM or if known the original term from the MARITIME FIXTURES AND FITTINGS thesaurus. Preferred term 159181 -
REVENUE CUTTER A single masted cutter built specifically for the prevention of smuggling and the enforcement of customs regulations. Preferred term - -
REVERBERATORY CALCINER A calciner dating from the early 17th to early 20th centuries, usually made of brick and without moving parts, consisting of a reverberatory furnace, and used for the extraction of arsenic. Preferred term 143392 -
REVERBERATORY FURNACE A furnace in which the flame is turned back over the substance to be heated. Preferred term 69191 -
REVETMENT A thin masonry facing or cladding employed to conceal the surface or structure behind it. Preferred term 139007 -
REVETMENT A wall or masonry construction built for the purpose of retaining or supporting a bank of earth, wall, rampart etc. Preferred term 70406 -
REVOLVING SHELTER Small revolving wooden chalets that could be turned with their backs to the prevailing wind so that hospital patients could recline in them on long chairs in all weathers. Preferred term 95047 -
RFC SIDE OPENING AIRCRAFT HANGAR The earliest side-opening standard type of aircraft hangar designed in 1913 and used in WWI. Originally constructed from wooden trusses and struts, one example has steel frames. It comprised a single or coupled shed with rear workshops. Preferred term 140187 -
Rhenish Helm Narrow term 138171 -
RHINOCEROS HOUSE A building, or group of buildings, deliberately designed for rhinos. Preferred term 118613 -

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