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OS Card
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Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments.
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TBAS
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Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record.
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INHUMATION *
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An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known.
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STONE *
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Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function.
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CROSSROADS *
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A road junction where two (or occasionally more) roads cross each other.
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PIT *
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A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known.
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GIBBET *
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An upright post with projecting arm from which the body of a criminal would be hung in chains after execution.
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GALLOWS *
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A structure used for execution by hanging. Usually two uprights and a cross-piece, from which the offender is suspended by the neck.
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BURIAL *
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An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches.
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RAILWAY *
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A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine.
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* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)