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cairn

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

cairn pile of stones, usually conical in shape, raised as a landmark or a memorial. In prehistoric times it was usually erected over a burial. A barrow is sometimes called a cairn.

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