2026-04-09T04:20:32+01:0012,437311415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects886593141RIGGING HOUSEYA workshop with equipment for the making and repair of ships' rigging.1P158010212997660RINGYUse specific type where known.128P650678193RING BANKYCircular enclosure featuring an enclosing bank with no accompanying ditch. Use specific type where known.1P501370009RING BARROWYA circular bank surrounding an area where burials were placed.1P504970049RING CAIRNYA low, wide, circular ring or bank of stones surrounding an open, roughly circular area which is (or was initially) free of cairn material. The inner and outer faces of the bank may be kerbed.1P3337138174RING CRYPTYA semicircular crypt below the apse of a church.546P538270407RING DITCHYCircular or near circular ditches, usually seen as cropmarks. Use the term where the function is unknown. Ring ditches may be the remains of ploughed out round barrows, round houses, or of modern features such as searchlight emplacements.1P560770698RING ENCLOSUREYA small circular enclosure defined by a turf or earthern bank.1P3338138175RING GROOVEYA gulley in the form of a circle for holding vertical posts in the walls of iron age round houses.546P158110213095428RING MONEY (CURRENCY)YSilver rings believed to have been used in the Hebrides and Irish Sea regions during the Viking period, and derived from Hiberno-Viking arm rings.128P158210213199624RING MONEY (NON CURRENCY)YPenannular objects of late Bronze Age, usually gold and too small to be worn on arms.128P1583102132Ring PendantN128N3726138981RINGING CHAMBERYA stage in a church tower where bell ringers stand.546P433268844RINGWORKYA defensive bank and ditch, circular or oval in plan, surrounding one or more buildings.1P433368845RINGWORK AND BAILEYYAn enclosure within a bailey which contained a keep and sometimes took the place of a motte.1P886693142Ripe Charge HouseNA storehouse for components used in the manufacture of gunpowder.1N158410213397055RIPPLERYAn instrument to remove the seeds from flax.128P3683138919RISERYThe vertical face of a step.546P158510213496060RITUAL FLAILYA flail used for the mortification of the flesh.128P517870178RITUAL PITYA pit which appears to have been dug for, or which contains, objects apparently deposited for reasons other than storage, disposal or extraction. Index with principal object types.1P517970179RITUAL SHAFTYA shaft which appears to have been dug for, or which contains objects apparently deposited for, reasons other than storage, disposal or extraction (eg. of stone, water, etc). Index with principal object types.1P573670872River BankN1N10706142870RIVER DEFENCE SITEYA fortified river or river bank forming part of the anti invasion infrastructure.1P573770873RIVER DEFENCESYManmade constructions used to prevent rivers breaking their banks and flooding the surrounding area with water. Often taking the form of a bank or wall.1P529170301RIVER DOCKYAn artificial area of open water, situated on a river, enclosed by masonry and fitted with dock gates in which ships can be repaired, loaded/unloaded or berthed.1P573870874River EmbankmentN1N572770862River FisheryN1N2355100441RIVER GUNBOATYA small warship with a shallow draught. Used for patrol duties and shore bombardment on major rivers.143P3339138176RIVER INTAKE GAUGEYA gauge for measuring the volume of water flowing from a river to machinery using the water for motive power??546P886793144RIVER INTAKE GAUGEYA balance engine used to replenish the water levels of a river by transferring water from a reservoir or other supply.1P