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a small quantity of stones heaped together that usually marks a place
- A cairn of loose stones marked the site.
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“Cairn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cairn. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of cairn was in the 15th century
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