: a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or as a landmark
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The remains in question were found in 2000 at a burial cairn in Loch Borralie, near the most northwest tip of the Scottish mainland, after erosion revealed a human cranium.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The body is one of two discovered in 2000 underneath a cairn – a manmade heap of stones usually found on mountainsides – on the northern tip of the Scottish mainland.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The next day, the hottest grandparents to ever walk the earth find Fanny at Jane’s cairn.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The Park Service recommends that people not disturb, knock down or add to cairns, though some parks caution visitors not to rely on them as official pathways.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The body is one of two discovered in 2000 underneath a cairn – a manmade heap of stones usually found on mountainsides – on the northern tip of the Scottish mainland.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The next day, the hottest grandparents to ever walk the earth find Fanny at Jane’s cairn.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
The Park Service recommends that people not disturb, knock down or add to cairns, though some parks caution visitors not to rely on them as official pathways.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Cairn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cairn. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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cairn
noun
ˈka(ə)rn 
ˈke(ə)rn
: a heap of stones piled up as a landmark or as a memorial
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