Meaning & use
cairn
A man-made pile of stones, often used as a trail marker or memorial in the wilderness.
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Hikers stacked a small cairn to mark the turn where the trail became hard to see.
Ancient cairns dotted the hillside, believed to mark burial sites from centuries ago.
A note on using this word
Cairns are used both practically, to guide hikers, and historically, as burial or memorial markers, especially in Celtic regions.
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