Definition of "cairn" [cairn]

• A mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker. (noun)

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• "Ah, woe! the cairn is over Conn – his hundred battles done,"
• "i met her in cairn's, once, some years ago! really nice woman."
• "It may refer to the cairn thrown over the mythical giant Rhitta Gawr after his defeat by King Arthur."