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Definition of Cairn

Cairn
Cairn Cairn, n. [Gael. carn, gen. cairn, a heap: cf. Ir. & W. carn.] 1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. --Campbell. 2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. --C. Kingsley. Kane.

Meaning of Cairn from wikipedia

- 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...
- The Cairn Terrier is a terrier breed originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognised as one of Scotland's earliest working dogs. The name “Cairn Terrier”...
- The Life Cairn is a type of public memorial built around the world for species rendered extinct by human activity. It takes the form of a cairn. The first...
- A cairn is a man-made pile of stones. Cairn may also refer to: Cairn O' Mounth (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn Mhon), a high mountain p**** in Aberdeenshire, Scotland...
- The Cairn of Barnenez (also: Barnenez Tumulus, Barnenez Mound; in Breton Karn Barnenez; in French: Cairn de Barnenez or Tumulus de Barnenez) is a Neolithic...
- Miosgán Meadhbha, anglicized Miosgan Meva and also called Maeve's Cairn, is a large cairn on the summit of Knocknarea in County Sligo, Ireland. It is thought...
- resemblance to an upturned bowl. Related terms include cairn circle, cairn ring, howe, kerb cairn, tump and rotunda grave. Bowl barrows were created from...
- Eochy's Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Eochy's Cairn is atop a hill 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of The Neale. Eochy's...
- The Three-Country Cairn (Finnish: Kolmen valtakunnan ra****yykki, Northern Sami: Golmma riikka urna, Norwegian: Treriksrøysa, Swedish: Treriksröset) is...
- number of mountains in the British Isles have the name Cairn Hill Cairn Hill (Antarctica) Cairn Hill, Northumberland, one of the Cheviot Hills, England...