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monument Word or Phrase:ENCLOSED CREMATION CEMETERY *  
Definition:A cemetery of later prehistoric date comprising exclusively cremated human remains, some or all of which may be contained within pottery vessels. The cemetery area is partly or wholly surrounded by an earthwork bank and/or ditch.
monument Word or Phrase:EASTERN ORTHODOX CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for followers of the Eastern Orthodox church.
monument Word or Phrase:ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for Roman Catholics.
monument Word or Phrase:NONCONFORMIST CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for Nonconformists. Use more specific term where known.
monument Word or Phrase:CIST GRAVE CEMETERY *  
Definition:A cemetery comprising inhumations or cremations interred in stone cists.
monument Word or Phrase:INHUMATION CEMETERY *  
Definition:An area used for the deposition of human remains where the principal funeral rite is the burial of the corpse complete. Generally indicated by the discovery of articulated human skeletal remains, occasionally with evidence of coffins and/or grave goods.
monument Word or Phrase:CREMATION CEMETERY *  
Definition:A cemetery comprising exclusively cremated human remains, some or all of which may be contained within pottery vessels.
monument Word or Phrase:MILITARY CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for military personnel.
monument Word or Phrase:ANIMAL CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial site for animals.
monument Word or Phrase:BARROW CEMETERY *  
Definition:A cluster of closely spaced barrows and related monuments (eg. ring ditches). Use with specific barrow-types where known.
monument Word or Phrase:CEMETERY CHAPEL *  
Definition:A place of worship within the grounds of a cemetery.
monument Word or Phrase:JEWISH CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for followers of the Jewish faith.
monument Word or Phrase:MUSLIM CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for followers of the Islamic faith.
monument Word or Phrase:PLAGUE CEMETERY *  
Definition:A burial ground for victims of the plague.
monument Word or Phrase:WALLED CEMETERY *  
Definition:A high status, walled, Roman burial ground containing cremations and/or inhumations in mausolea, tombs, barrows, coffins or cists. Dating from the late 1st to the 4th Century AD. DO NOT USE for cemeteries of later dates which are walled.
monument Word or Phrase:CAIRN CEMETERY *  
Definition:A group of cairns in close proximity which are predominantly funerary or ritual in nature.
monument Word or Phrase:CEMETERY LODGE *  
Definition:A small house or cottage at the entrance to a cemetery, usually occupied by a caretaker or gardener, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:MIXED CEMETERY *  
Definition:A cemetery containing more than one burial type eg cremations and inhumations.
monument Word or Phrase:CEMETERY *  
Definition:An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead.

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