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A Cairn is a pile of stones used as a monument, to mark a path or to designate the summit of a hill. These traditions emerged from the Bronze Age habit of putting Cists into cairns, which would be situated in conspicuous positions, often on the skyline above the village of the deceased.

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Edited November 21, 2001 1:59 am by Dweir (diff)
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