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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
BEEHIVE QUERN	A method of grinding cereals where one stone is rotated on another by hand.	Preferred term	96917	-
BEER	An alcoholic drink made by the fermentation of malt and flavoured with hops or other bitters.	Preferred term	78910	-
BEER CELLAR	A building or subterranean structure used for the storage of beer.	Preferred term	146404	-
BEER GARDEN	Garden area next to public house used for the comsumption of alcoholic beverages.	Preferred term	139076	-
BEER HOUSE	A building licensed for the sale of beer.	Preferred term	71558	-
BEER SHOP	A building where beer was sold or displayed.	Preferred term	91168	-
BEETLE	A float or pontoon supporting a flexible steel roadway as part of a Mulberry Harbour.	Preferred term	140564	-
BEETLING MILL	A finishing process for cloth involving the pounding of the cloth with heavy weights.	Preferred term	91169	-
Beguinage		Narrow term	93955	-
Belfast Roof		Narrow term	137442	-
BELFAST TRUSS	A bowstring truss with the space between its members filled by a lattice of crossing diagonal rods.	Preferred term	138846	-
BELFAST TRUSS AIRCRAFT HANGAR	A type of aircraft hangar from the closing years of WWI either of steel or wood utilising a type of lattice work roof support known as a Belfast Truss, which features diagonally interlaced pieces of thin pine. The roof appears as a smooth curve.	Preferred term	140265	-
BELFAST TRUSS ROOF	A roof with a bow-shaped, segmental timber truss which has the space between its members filled by a lattice of crossing diagonal rods.	Preferred term	137443	-
BELFRY	The tower, generally attached to a church or other building but sometimes separate, where bells are hung and from which sound is emitted. Also applied to the upper chamber where bells are hung, or the wooden structure supporting them.	Preferred term	137444	-
Belfry		Narrow term	70573	-
Belgic Oppidum		Narrow term	70574	-
BELISHA BEACON	Traditionally an amber-coloured globe lamp atop a tall black and white pole, acting as a signal to road users that there is a pedestrian crossing. Modern beacons may also include an outer ring of flashing LED lights.	Preferred term	162722	-
BELL	Any dome shaped metal bell struck either by an internal clapper or by a hammer.	Preferred term	95509	-
BELL	The core of a capital.	Preferred term	137445	-
BELL BARROW	A round barrow in which the mound and ditch are separated from each other by a berm. The ditch may be accompanied by an external (or occasionally internal) bank.	Preferred term	70011	-
BELL CAPITAL	A capital which is circular and has several mouldings but no foliage.	Preferred term	137446	-
BELL CASTING PIT	A pit, sometimes found close to a church or cathedral, where bells were cast in medieval times.	Preferred term	69209	-
Bell Clapper		Narrow term	-	-
BELL DISC BARROW	A form of round barrow intermediate between the Bell Barrow and the Disc Barrow. Only use where it is not possible to determine specific type.	Preferred term	70014	-
BELL FOUNDRY	A workshop or factory where bells are made by casting molten metal into moulds.	Preferred term	69229	-
BELL FRAME	A timber frame placed in the bell chamber of a church tower or belfry designed to hold the bells.	Preferred term	159273	-
Bell Gable		Narrow term	138956	-
Bell House		Narrow term	91170	-
BELL MAST	A tall pole topped with a bell used to summon the workforce to their place of work.	Preferred term	141988	-
BELL PIT	A bell-shaped pit used in early coal mining. Use with functional type if known, eg. COAL WORKINGS.	Preferred term	69103	-