Meaning cairn
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cairn1530s, from Scottish carne, from Gaelic carn "heap of stones, rocky hill," akin to Gaulish karnon "horn," perhaps from PIE *ker-n- "highest part of the body, horn," thus [..]
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cairn(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
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cairnA mound of rough stones or concrete of pyramidal or beehive shape used as a landmark.
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cairnA mound of stones serving as a monument or marker.
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cairn[Celtic] A pile of stones, used to mark a trail. Easier to spot in fog and snow than a blaze would be.
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cairnA mound of stones. These can be to cover burials of inhumations
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cairnRound or long mound of stones, often covering chamber or burial (sometimes used for earth mound). Clearance Cairns are mounds created by clearing agricultural fields of stones
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cairnA pile of stones used as markers for various purposes.
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cairnA deliberately constructed mound of earth and stone heaped up to cover a tomb structure
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