(n) :
a rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument; a pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc
"now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell."
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(n) :
a rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument; a pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc
"now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell."