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Human-made pile of stones or burial monument
A cairn (/ˈkɛərn/) is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word cairn comes from
Cairn
Scottish dog breed
The Cairn Terrier is a terrier breed originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognised as one of Scotland's earliest working dogs. The name "Cairn Terrier"
Cairn_Terrier
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cairn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cairn is a man-made pile of stones. Cairn may also refer to: Cairn O' Mounth (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn
Cairn_(disambiguation)
The Life Cairn is a type of public memorial built around the world for species rendered extinct by human activity. It takes the form of a cairn. The first
Life_Cairn
2026 video game
Cairn is a 2026 simulation adventure video game developed and published by The Game Bakers. Players control Aava, a professional mountaineer who seeks
Cairn_(video_game)
Indian oil and gas exploration and production company
Cairn India was an Indian oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Gurgaon, India. The company was merged with Vedanta Limited
Cairn_India
Type of ancient funerary monument
resemblance to an upturned bowl. Related terms include cairn circle, cairn ring, howe, kerb cairn, tump and rotunda grave. Bowl barrows were created from
Bowl_barrow
Prehistoric monument in Scotland
Cairn Lee is a prehistoric monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairn Lee and proximate Longman Hill are the oldest prehistoric features in the local
Cairn_Lee
Border tripoint between Sweden, Norway, and Finland
The Three-Country Cairn (Finnish: Kolmen valtakunnan rajapyykki, Northern Sami: Golmma riikka urna, Norwegian: Treriksrøysa, Swedish: Treriksröset) is
Three-Country_Cairn
Burial monument (Usually Neolithic)
cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisting of a sizeable (usually stone) chamber around and over which a cairn of
Chambered_cairn
Extractive oil and gas company
Capricorn Energy plc (formerly Cairn Energy plc) is a British oil and gas exploration and development company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company
Capricorn_Energy
Christian university in Pennsylvania, US
Cairn University is a private Christian university in Langhorne Manor and Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1913, the university
Cairn_University
Topics referred to by the same term
number of mountains in the British Isles have the name Cairn Hill Cairn Hill (Antarctica) Cairn Hill, Northumberland, one of the Cheviot Hills, England
Cairn_Hill
Type of Bronze Age chamber tomb
The Clava cairn is a type of Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn, named after the group of three cairns at Balnuaran of Clava, to the east of Inverness
Clava_cairn
Mountain in the Cairngorms range in the Scottish Highlands
Cairn Gorm (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm) is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains. With
Cairn_Gorm
Archaeological site in Plouezoc'h, France
The Cairn of Barnenez (also: Barnenez Tumulus, Barnenez Mound; in Breton Karn Barnenez; in French: Cairn de Barnenez or Tumulus de Barnenez) is a Neolithic
Barnenez
the Irish banker and politician Alexander Cairnes, with remainder to his younger brother, Henry Cairnes. Cairnes had no surviving male issue and was succeeded
Cairnes_baronets
Cairn in County Sligo, Ireland
Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland. Carns Cairn is located in Carns Forest between Sligo town and Lough Gill
Carns_Cairn
Cairn in County Mayo, Ireland
Eochy's Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Eochy's Cairn is atop a hill 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of The Neale overlooking
Eochy's_Cairn
Cairn in County Mayo, Ireland
Ballymacgibbon Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Ballymacgibbon Cairn is atop a hill 1.4 km (0.87 mi) west of Cross
Ballymacgibbon_Cairn
Cairn in County Sligo, Ireland
Heapstown Cairn (Irish: Carn Ochtriallach) is a large ancient cairn and protected National Monument in County Sligo, Ireland. It was built in the Neolithic
Heapstown_Cairn
Neolithic long cairn
Cairn Catto is a Neolithic long cairn near the village of Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was designated a scheduled monument by Historic Environment
Cairn_Catto
Irish politician and merchant
William Cairnes (c.1669 – August 1707) was an Irish politician and merchant. He was the second son of John Cairnes and his wife Jane Miller, daughter of
William_Cairnes
Large megalithic cairn in Sligo, Ireland
Miosgán Meadhbha, anglicized Miosgan Meva and also called Maeve's Cairn, is a large cairn on the summit of Knocknarea in County Sligo, Ireland. It is thought
Miosgán_Meadhbha
Court cairn in County Sligo, Ireland
Cummeen Court Cairn is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland. Cummeen Court Cairn is located 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Sligo
Cummeen_Court_Cairn
Neolithic chambered cairn on Wideford Hill on Mainland, Orkney
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design
Wideford_Hill_chambered_cairn
Cairn in Beasdale
The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Prince Charles Edward Stuart embarked for France from Scotland on 20 September 1746 following
Prince's_Cairn
Suburb of Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia
Glen Cairn is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Glen Cairn had a population of 141 people. The
Glen_Cairn,_Queensland
Glen Cairn is a neighbourhood in Kanata South Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is also the name of a public school in the area. Prior
Glen_Cairn
Mountain in Scotland
Cairn Toul (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an t-Sabhail, 'hill of the barn') is the 4th-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis
Cairn_Toul
Burial chamber in Wales
Parc Cwm long cairn (Welsh: carn hir Parc Cwm), also known as Parc le Breos burial chamber (siambr gladdu Parc le Breos), is a partly restored Neolithic
Parc_Cwm_long_cairn
Bronze Age cairn in Scotland
Memsie Cairn is an ancient cairn in Memsie, near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the last remaining cairn of the § Cairns Of Memsie. The burial
Memsie_Cairn
National Monument in County Cork, Ireland
The Skeagh Cairn is a cairn and ring barrow and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. It is located 5.8 km (3.6 mi) northwest of Skibbereen
Skeagh_Cairn
1994 video game
Shadows of Cairn is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Ant Software and released by Masque Publishing in 1994 for MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. The player
Shadows_of_Cairn
Barrow in Ireland
Mullyash Kerbed Cairn is a kerb cairn (bowl barrow) and National Monument located in County Monaghan, Ireland. Mullyash Kerbed Cairn is located at the
Mullyash_Kerbed_Cairn
Irish construction company
Cairn Homes is an Irish house-builder and developer focusing on the Greater Dublin Area and other major urban areas of Ireland. The company is listed
Cairn_Homes
Cairn Hill mine is an iron ore mine formerly operated by IMX Resources and now by Cu-River Mining. It is located 55 km south-east of Coober Pedy in South
Cairn_Hill_mine
Cairns on the Balmoral estate in Scotland
cairns on the Balmoral estate in Deeside, Scotland, including a single cairn on the adjoining Birkhall estate. The cairns commemorate members of the
Balmoral_cairns
Ring bank enclosure
A ring cairn (also correctly termed a ring bank enclosure, but sometimes wrongly described as a ring barrow) is a circular or slightly oval, ring-shaped
Ring_cairn
Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkahaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably
Maeshowe
Mountain in United States of America
Cairn Mountain (12,205 feet (3,720 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in
Cairn_Mountain
Road tunnel in Hong Kong
‹See RfD› Tate's Cairn Tunnel is a four-lane road tunnel in Hong Kong. Constructed as part of Route 2, it links Diamond Hill, New Kowloon with Siu Lek
Tate's_Cairn_Tunnel
Mountain in Hong Kong
Tate's Cairn or Tai Lo Shan (Chinese: 大老山; lit. 'Big Brother Mountain') is a mountain in Hong Kong at 583 metres (1,913 ft) in height. It is one of the
Tate's_Cairn
Hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The Cairn o' Mount or Cairn o' Mounth is a hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, rising to 455 metres (1,493 ft). The B974 road crosses its summit, connecting
Cairn_o'_Mount
Neolithic chambered cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland
The Midhowe Chambered Cairn is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland. The name "Midhowe"
Midhowe_Chambered_Cairn
Bronze Age chambered cairns located in Glen Urquart, Scotland
The Corrimony chambered cairn, located near the village of Glen Urquhart in the Highlands of Scotland, is a well-preserved Bronze Age burial monument
Corrimony_chambered_cairn
Neolithic chambered cairn on Orkney, Scotland
Quanterness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. An Iron Age roundhouse built into the cairn was discovered
Quanterness_chambered_cairn
Cairn in County Mayo, Ireland
Cashel Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Cashel Cairn is 4.8 km (3.0 mi) north of Killala, west of Killala Bay. "Cashel
Cashel_Cairn
Short story by Robert E. Howard
"The Cairn on the Headland" is a short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, with elements of fantasy and horror. As often in Howard stories, there
The_Cairn_on_the_Headland
Island in Nunavut, Canada
Cairn Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located
Cairn_Island
West Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 562 m (1,844 ft), it is the fifth highest elevation and lies on the
West_Cairn_Hill
The Cairn Energy and Government of India dispute is mainly an ongoing tax and investment dispute which has its origins in 2005–2006. The case is closely
Cairn Energy and Government of India dispute
Cairn_Energy_and_Government_of_India_dispute
Type of chamber tomb found in Ireland and Scotland
The court cairn or court tomb is a megalithic type of chambered cairn or gallery grave. During the period, 3900–3500 BC, more than 390 court cairns were
Court_cairn
Hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Cairn Mon Earn or Cairn-mon-earn is a hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairn Mon Earn (OS: Cairn-mon-earn) lies within the Durris Forest, in the Mounth
Cairn_Mon_Earn
British Neolithic monument site
exception of Nether Largie South cairn, which is a Stone Age structure, rebuilt in the Bronze Age. The most northerly cairn, Glebe is situated immediately
Kilmartin_Glen
Archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland
Torrylin Cairn is the remains of a Neolithic chambered tomb. It is located near Kilmory on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR95532108).
Torrylin_Cairn
Neolithic chambered cairn located on Sanday in Orkney, Scotland
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was
Quoyness_chambered_cairn
Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland in the islands of Orkney
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn (grid reference HY364127) is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west
Cuween_Hill_Chambered_Cairn
Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Knowe_of_Yarso_chambered_cairn
Arabic place name
Zumeiter, "the cairn of Abu Zumeiter" Rujm Afâneh, "the cairn of rottenness" Rujm el 'Ajamy, "the cairn of the Persian" Rujm 'Alei, "the cairn of the high
Rujm
2007 American film
disturbed glance. Vera Farmiga as Abby Cairn Sam Rockwell as Brad Cairn Jacob Kogan as Joshua Cairn Celia Weston as Hazel Cairn Dallas Roberts as Ned Davidoff
Joshua_(2007_film)
Archaeological site in Scotland
Cairnholy (or Cairn Holy) is the site of two Neolithic chambered tombs of the Clyde type. It is located 4 kilometres east of the village of Carsluith
Cairnholy
Neolithic chambered cairn on Eday in the islands of Orkney
Vinquoy chambered cairn (grid reference HY56013809) is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb probably
Vinquoy_chambered_cairn
Ancient monument in Scotland
Raigmore Cairn, also known in earlier archaeological literature as Stoneyfield Cairn, Stoneyfield of Raigmore, and Achnaclach, is a multi-period prehistoric
Raigmore Cairn (Stoneyfield Cairn)
Raigmore_Cairn_(Stoneyfield_Cairn)
Hill in County Sligo, Ireland
Queen Maeve's Cairn, which is believed to contain a Neolithic passage tomb. In recent years there has been concern that the ancient cairn, a protected
Knocknarea
Prehistoric monument in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. The cairn is located in the townland of Poulawack, in
Poulawack_Cairn
Painting by Caspar David Friedrich
Cairn in Snow, also known as Dolmen in the snow, (German: Hünengrab im Schnee, literally "Giant's grave in the snow") is a landscape painting by the German
Cairn_in_Snow
Hill Cairn, Firth". Orkneyjar. Retrieved 21 July 2012. "Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2012. "The Quoyness Cairn, Sanday"
List of oldest extant buildings
List_of_oldest_extant_buildings
Irish Thoroughbred racehorse (1977–after 1998)
Cairn Rouge (9 March 1977 – after 1998) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After showing promise as a two-year-old in 1979, Cairn Rouge
Cairn_Rouge
Surname list
Cairnes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Cairnes (1665–1732), Irish politician and banker Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Australian
Cairnes_(surname)
Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland
chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. It is an Orkney-Cromarty type stalled cairn, similar
Braeside_chambered_cairn
The Abigail Adams Cairn marks the spot where Abigail Adams and her young son, John Quincy Adams, watched the burning of Charlestown on Saturday, June
Abigail_Adams_Cairn
Pre-historic burial site in Scotland
Cairnderry chambered cairn is a chambered cairn in Dumfries and Galloway. It is a Bargrennan cairn, a type of Neolithic or early Bronze Age monument only
Cairnderry_chambered_cairn
2023 film by Colin and Cameron Cairnes
horror film written, directed, and edited by brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes. It stars David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid
Late_Night_with_the_Devil
Prehistoric site of the Neolithic period
Dooey's Cairn, or Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb, is a prehistoric site of the Neolithic period, situated near Dunloy, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dooey's_Cairn
Suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland
millionaires outside London. The Bieldside Cairn (OS Grid reference. NJ 883 028) is a large prehistoric burial cairn, now located within a housing estate.
Bieldside
Domesticated species of canid
In a study of seven dog breeds (the Bernese Mountain Dog, Basset Hound, Cairn Terrier, Brittany, German Shepherd Dog, Leonberger, and West Highland White
Dog
East Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 567 m (1,860 ft), it is the highest hill in the City of Edinburgh
East_Cairn_Hill
Mound of stones cleared from an agricultural field
A clearance cairn is an irregular and unstructured collection of fieldstones which have been removed from arable land or pasture to allow for more effective
Clearance_cairn
Type of megalithic tomb
over the world. When a passage grave is covered in stone, it is a type of cairn. The building of passage graves was normally carried out with megaliths
Passage_grave
Geologic formation in Canada
The Cairn Formation is a geologic formation of Late Devonian (Frasnian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It was named for the Cairn River
Cairn_Formation
Australian filmmakers
Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes are an Australian sibling filmmaking duo. They are best known for writing and directing the horror films 100 Bloody
Colin_and_Cameron_Cairnes
by a stone cairn constructed locally, then later to be returned to the United States in 1884. The Jeanette Monument is evocative of the cairn erected by
Jeannette_Monument
Dam and reservoir in Victoria, Australia
The Cairn Curran Reservoir is a reservoir formed as a result of the Cairn Curran Dam, an earth-filled embankment dam across the Loddon River, located
Cairn_Curran_Reservoir
Mountain in Leitrim, Ireland
Truskmore South-East Cairn is the highest point in Leitrim at 631 m (2,070 ft) above sea level. It is part of Truskmore mountain and is located approximately
Truskmore_SE_Cairn
Archaeological site in Canada
The Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel (Iniskim Umaapi) is an archaeological site of the Blackfoot Nation located south of Bassano, Alberta. The medicine
Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel site
Majorville_Cairn_and_Medicine_Wheel_site
Village and Gaeltacht area in County Meath, Ireland
(2007). The Development and Consolidation of the Gaeltacht Colony Ráth Cairn, Co. Meath (1935-1948) (PDF). Maynooth: NUI Maynooth. p. 18. Coimisiún na
Ráth_Chairn
Island in Scotland
Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller of the two "Carnburgs" (as they are
Cairn_na_Burgh_Beag
Neolithic chambered cairn in the islands of Orkney
Huntersquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Eday, in Orkney, Scotland. The monument dates from the 3rd millennium
Huntersquoy_chambered_cairn
Highest summit in the Cheviot Hills, England
English, if prominence criteria are disregarded, its subsidiary summit, Cairn Hill West Top, or Hangingstone Hill, is the most easterly mountain in Scotland
The_Cheviot
Prehistoric monument in England
Burial Chamber Maen Llia Maen Madoc Meini Hirion Moel Tŷ Uchaf Parc Cwm long cairn Penrhos Feilw Pentre Ifan St Lythans burial chamber Trefignath Tinkinswood
Stonehenge
Photograph depicting the end of World War II in Finland
Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn is a historic photograph taken on 27 April 1945, which was the last day of the Second World War in Finland
Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn
Raising_the_Flag_on_the_Three-Country_Cairn
Road in Hong Kong
Tate's Cairn Highway (Chinese: 大老山公路; pinyin: Dàlǎoshān Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: daai5 lou5 saan1 gung1 lou6), opened on 26 June 1991, is a dual 3-lane
Tate's_Cairn_Highway
Bronze Age cairn in Scotland
Tullos Cairn is a Bronze Age burial cairn located on the northside of Tullos Hill, in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of four scheduled monument cairns found
Tullos_Cairn
Mound of earth and stones raised over graves
Central Asia as kurgans, and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones built for various purposes, may also originally
Tumulus
Welsh former volunteer police officer (born 1991)
Cairn Frederick Newton BEM FRSA (6 April 1991), known as Cairn Newton-Evans, is a former Welsh volunteer police officer and academic. Newton-Evans was
Cairn_Newton-Evans
Type of megalithic monument
The heel-shaped cairn, with its usually cruciform chamber, is a type of megalithic monument that is found in Scotland, especially in Caithness and Sutherland
Heel-shaped_cairn
Mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland
the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park (the
Cairngorms
Mountain in Longford, Ireland
/ 53.807196°N 7.71538°W / 53.807196; -7.71538 Corn Hill, also called Cairn Hill or Carn Clonhugh (Irish: Carn Clainne Aodha or Sliabh Cairbre), is
Carn_Clonhugh
Town in Devon, England
around the town are many other havens for wildlife, notable including the Cairn. The coast itself is part of the North Devon Voluntary Marine Conservation
Ilfracombe
CAIRN
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Australian, Biblical, French, German, Greek, Swedish
Mercury; Refuge; Cairn; Pile of Stones; Messenger
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Charnock Richard or Heath Charnock in southern Lancashire, which are probably named with a derivative of Celtic carn ‘cairn’, ‘pile of stones’ (see Cairns).Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of Polish Czarnoch, a nickname for a dark-haired person, from Polish czarny ‘black’, or possibly of German Scharnack or Tschernak, nicknames from a Slavic word with the same meaning.
Boy/Male
Gaelic Welsh
surname Cairn meaning landmark or memorial of piled-up stones.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Charley in Leicestershire, named with Celtic carn ‘cairn’, ‘pile of stones’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.French (Burgundy) : from a pet form of Charles.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from an unindentified place, probably named with Celtic carn ‘cairn’, ‘pile of stones’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Charley.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Blencarn in Cumbria, named with the Old Welsh elements blain ‘summit’ + carn ‘rock’, ‘cairn’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly from Canetley in Cumbria, named with Celtic carn ‘cairn’ + the Old Welsh personal name Teiliau.Americanized spelling of German Körnle, a diminutive of Korn.
CAIRN
CAIRN
Boy/Male
Muslim
Captivating, Fascinating, Devout, Active
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : occupational name denoting the servant (Middle English man) of a man called Hick. According to Reaney and Wilson, Hickman was also used as a medieval personal name. This surname has long been established in Ireland, notably in County Clare. In the U.S., it could be an altered spelling of German Hickmann, a variant of Hick 4.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
To Open; Born in April; Opening Buds of Spring
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fern, FERNE means "fern."
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Neat lady
Girl/Female
Basque
Light.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Marriage
Boy/Male
Hindu
Settled
Girl/Female
Greek Spanish
Emerald.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, French, German
Diminutive Form of Jane or Jeanne
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n.
A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn.
n.
A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
n.
A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.