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    • A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn [ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ] (plural càirn [ˈkʰaːrˠɲ]). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistory, they were raised as markers, as memorials and as burial monuments (some o… See more

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    The building of cairns for various purposes goes back into prehistory in Eurasia, ranging in size from small rock sculptures to substantial human-made hills of stone (some built on top of larger, natural hills). The latter a… See more

    Modern cairns

    Cairns can be used to mark hiking trails, especially in mountain regions at or above the tree line. Examples can be seen in the lava fields of Volcanoes National Park to mark several hikes. Placed at regular intervals, a … See more

     
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  2. Cairn - New World Encyclopedia

    WEBA cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn (plural càirn ). Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and …

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  6. cairn
    noun
    1. a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline.
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  7. Cairn | Ancient, Prehistoric, Monument | Britannica

    WEBcairn, a pile of stones that is used as a boundary marker, a memorial, or a burial site. Cairns are usually conical in shape and were often erected on high ground. Burial cairns date primarily from the Neolithic Period and …

  8. Clava Cairns - World History Encyclopedia

    WEBClava Cairns is an early Bronze Age site in Scotland, located east of the city of Inverness, consisting of three well-preserved cairns (two of which are passage graves) and a number of free-standing stones strategically …

  9. Cairns – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

    WEBSleep. Stay safe. Go next. Cairns is touted as the "gateway to the Great Barrier Reef " and other destinations such as Kuranda and the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland.

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