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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
Spoon Factory Narrow term 93390 -
SPORTS AND GAMES Objects used or associated with sport and games, eg gaming piece. This class includes toys. Preferred term 97090 -
SPORTS BUILDING A building in which a sport is played. Use more specific type where known. Preferred term 71598 -
SPORTS CENTRE A specially built building where facilities exist for the playing of a variety of sports. Preferred term 71401 -
SPORTS EQUIPMENT FACTORY A factory manufacturing sports equipment. Preferred term 164369 -
SPORTS GROUND An area of prepared ground on which a sport is played. Use more specific type where known. Preferred term 93391 -
SPORTS PAVILION A building, usually at a sports ground, with facilities for players and spectators. Preferred term 69954 -
SPORTS SITE Buildings, sites and structures associated with sporting activities. Preferred term 93392 -
Sports Stadium Narrow term 93393 -
SPRING A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. Preferred term 70390 -
SPRING Coiled metal used to give or limit motion. Preferred term 96306 -
SPRING BALANCE A balance measuring weight by the tension of a spring. Preferred term 95251 -
Spring Head Narrow term 71276 -
SPRING SHOP An engineering workshop for the manufacture and repair of springs. Preferred term 93394 -
SPRING WORKS A site where metal springs are manufactured. Preferred term 69296 -
SPRINGER The point or block from which an arch or vault starts. The block generally has a horizontal base and sloped top. Preferred term 138275 -
Springfield Style Enclosure Narrow term 70837 -
SPRINGS Coiled substance, usually metal or plastic, used to absorb shocks or in timepieces since it can stretch and return to its original shape. Preferred term 84532 -
SPRITSAIL BARGE Preferred term - -
SPROCKET A triangular or wedge-shaped timber cocking-piece attached to the upper face of a rafter near its foot in order to reduce the slope above the eaves. Such eaves are referred to as being sprocketed. Preferred term 138276 -
SPUD A tool, possibly for cleaning mud from parts of a plough. Preferred term 97421 -
SPUR An object for touching or pricking an animal's sides to increase control of it, usually used with horses. Preferred term 95689 -
SPUR A short timber connecting a cruck blade to a wall above the point at which the blade diverges from it. Preferred term 138902 -
Spur Dyke Narrow term 106923 -
SPUR WHEEL A large gearwheel which, together with a smaller gear called a pinion, connects two parrallel shafts and, in a corn mill, drives the stone nuts. Preferred term 139520 -
SQUADRON OFFICE A building used for the administration of a squadron. Preferred term 160539 -
SQUARE An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. Preferred term 71754 -
SQUARE An instrument for determining, measuring or setting out right angles, usually consisting of two pieces or arms set at right angles to each other, but sometimes with the arms hinged or pivoted to measure any angle. Preferred term 95333 -
SQUARE BARROW A burial monument, usually of Iron age date, comprising a small square ditched enclosure surrounding a central interment, which may also have been covered by a mound. Preferred term 70017 -
Square Barrow Cemetery Use both terms. Narrow term 71277 -

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