Thesaurus: cairn

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1. n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
2. n. 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.
3. n. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
4. n. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path n. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland