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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
U Class Submarine Narrow term - -
U SHAPE PLAN A building or structural plan with a U shape. Preferred term 138383 -
UMBER WORKINGS A place where umber or oxide of iron and manganese, is extracted from an open cast mine. Preferred term 78219 -
Umbo Narrow term - -
UMBRELLA A folding circular cover on a stick held in the hand for protection against rain. Preferred term 96745 -
UMBRELLA AND CANE WORKS A building or complex producing umbrellas, parasols and canes. Preferred term 159244 -
UNASSIGNED Objects which cannot be assigned to any one particular class, or the function of which is unknown. Preferred term 95070 -
UNASSIGNED This is the top term for the class. This class includes terms with very broad definitions which could be assigned to three or more classes. See UNASSIGNED Class List for narrow terms. Preferred term 143259 -
UNASSIGNED Sites, buildings, structures, features & areas of land, both natural & man-made, which cannot be assigned to a particular class (for example, railings). Preferred term 70306 -
Unclassified Site Narrow term 71265 -
UNDERBRIDGE A bridge crossing under railway property. Preferred term 164116 -
UNDERCROFT A vault or crypt under a church or chapel. Use wider site type where known. Preferred term 70344 -
UNDERCROFT An underground, or partially underground, vault or crypt beneath a church or other building. Preferred term 138385 -
UNDERGROUND CAR PARK A car park situated beneath the surface of the ground. Preferred term 93672 -
UNDERGROUND GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS A secure, bomb-proof, undergound complex designed to be used by the government in the event of a national emergency such as nuclear war. Usually equipped with communications equipment, emergency rations and water and air filtering plants. Preferred term 140769 -
UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL A hospital which has been built either wholly, or partially, underground in order to protect it from attacks by enemy aircraft. Preferred term 140770 -
UNDERGROUND MILITARY HEADQUARTERS An underground bomb-proof structure used as a command centre for military operations. Preferred term 87796 -
UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST A small underground chamber from where it was intended to monitor radioactive fallout in the event of nuclear attack. The majority were built between 1956 and 1964, although construction continued into the early 1970s. Preferred term 100217 -
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY A railway which runs beneath the surface of the ground, eg. the London Underground Railway. Preferred term 71189 -
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STATION A stopping place on an underground railway system where passengers can board and disembark from a train. Preferred term 71366 -
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY TUNNEL A tunnel carrying a railway beneath the surface of the ground. Preferred term 93673 -
Underground Station Narrow term 93674 -
UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE A constructed space beneath the surface of the ground. Preferred term 70424 -
Underground Testing Range Narrow term 93892 -
UNDERPASS A route way which passes underneath the surface of the ground. Preferred term 93675 -
Undershot Waterwheel Narrow term 93676 -
UNDERSHOT WHEEL A waterwheel where the inflow of water strikes the paddles or floatboards well below the axis of the wheel, ie. the water more or less passes under it. Preferred term 93677 -
UNDERSHOT WHEEL A waterwheel where the inflow of water strikes the paddles, or floatboards, below the axis of the wheel. Preferred term 138386 -
Undertakers Narrow term 93678 -
UNDERWATER DIVING FEATURE Feature, typically a ship, boat, aircraft or vehicle, deliberately sunk for recreational and diver educational purposes in inland bodies of water used as dive centres, such as lakes and water-filled quarries, or offshore as artificial reefs. Preferred term 167848 -

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