01 n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
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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.
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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.