CAIRN

pile of stones, usually conical in shape, raised as a landmark or a memorial. In prehistoric times it was usually erected over a burial. A barrow is sometimes called a cairn.

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books on: Cairn  - 1076 results

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Vessels for the Ancestors: Essays on the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland in Honour of Audrey Henshall
Book by Niall Sharples, Alison Sheridan; Edinburgh University Press, 1992
Subjects: Great Britain--Antiquities, Henshall, A. S--(Audrey S.), Ireland--Antiquities, Megalithic Monuments--Great Britain, Megalithic Monuments--Ireland, Neolithic Period--Great Britain, Neolithic Period--Ireland
...4 Roger Mercer Cumulative cairn construction and cultural con tinuity...structures. It was, in part, forced on the cairn-builders by the need to encompass tall...them. Undeveloped profiles underlay the cairn collapse at Newgrange OKelly 1982...
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The Chambered Cairns of Caithness: An Inventory of the Structures and Their Contents
Book by J. L. Davidson, A. S. Henshall; Edinburgh University Press, 1991
Subjects: Cairns--Scotland--Caithness, Caithness (Scotland)--Antiquities, Megalithic Monuments--Scotland--Caithness, Neolithic Period--Scotland--Caithness, Passage Graves Culture--Scotland--Caithness
...neolithic Cairn distribution and relationship to the land...horned cairns Cairn cores Long...60 Pre-cairn activity Burial...
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Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide
Book by Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology)--Scotland--Guidebooks, Scotland--Antiquities--Guidebooks
...169 Achavanich 170 An Dun 171 Cairn o Get 172 Camster 173 Carn...Housetter Blackhammer Blasthill Cairn o Get Cairnholy Cairnpapple...seek out a central burial deposit in a cairn or to empty out the interior of a dun...
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Collected Poems
Book by Robin Fulton, Robert Garioch; Polygon, 2004
Subjects: Scottish Poetry--20th Century
...Dedication frae Chuckies on the Cairn 3 A Makar's Prayer 3 ' That is...with Sorley Maclean) and Chuckies on the Cairn (1940 and 1949 respectively). The Masque...PART I Dedication frae Chuckies on the Cairn Thae twa-three chuckie-stanes I lay...
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Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin: 1853, '54, '55 - Vol. 1
Book by Elisha Kent Kane; Childs & Peterson, 1856
Subjects: Grinnell Expedition--(2nd :--1853-1855), Northwest Passage
...Alexander--Cape Hatherton -- Farewell Cairn -- Life-boat Depot -- Esquimaux Ruins...Walrus--Narwhal --Ice-hills--Beacon-cairn--Anchored to a Berg--Esquimaux Huts--Peter...Prospect -- Approaching Climax -- Signal-cairn -- The Record--Projected Withdrawal...
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journal articles on: Cairn  - 89 results

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The Counselor Wellness Cairn
Journal article by Mark B. Scholl; Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, Vol. 46, 2007
The Counselor Wellness Cairn. by Mark B. Scholl Indigenous...fascinated by the Tarahumaran practice of cairn building. According to Artaud (1988), in addition to providing a useful landmark, cairn building was a spiritual practice affirming...
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Arlington's Cairn: Constructing the Commemorative Foundation for United States' Terrorist Victims
Journal article by Dee Britton; Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: Community, Conventions, Korean War, Society, Terrorism
Arlingtons Cairn: Constructing the Commemorative Foundation...corner of the cemetery, a Scottish Memorial Cairn commemorates those lost in Americas first...landscape by the construction of a memorial cairn in the Arlington National Cemetery. Historically...
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Caley's Repulse: Explorations in Desire
Journal article by Siobhan Lavelle; Journal of Australian Studies, 2001
Subjects: Blue Mountains National Park, Australia--Historic sites, Caley, George--Conduct of life, Historic sites--Discovery, exploration, etc., Relics--Discovery, exploration, etc., Roads--Discovery, exploration, etc.
...The case of Caleys Repulse, a small cairn of loose stones near Linden on the main...local identity. Today, the one-metre-high cairn lies almost unnoticed in an unremarkable...describing efforts made to re-locate the cairn in the early twentieth century. It then...
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An Archaeology of Supernatural Places: The Case of West Penwith
Journal article by Christopher Tilley, Wayne Bennett; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 7, 2001
Subjects: Archaeology--Research, Culture--Research, Landscape--Religious aspects, Nature--Research, Paganism--Rites and ceremonies, Prehistoric peoples--Religious aspects, United Kingdom--Research
...elaboration and incorporation into a long cairn. The flat, rectangular capstone measures...space. It is orientated N-S, as is the cairn. Situated in the middle of a flat ridge...menhir a short distance NW of the circle, a cairn placed next to it immediately SSW, and...
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Places of Transformation: Building Monuments from Water and Stone in the Neolithic of the Irish Sea
Journal article by Chris Fowler, Vicki Cummings; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 9, 2003
Subjects: Architecture--Religious aspects, Irish Sea--History, Megalithic monuments--History, Megalithic monuments--Religious aspects, Tombs--Decoration, painting, etc., Tombs--Design and construction
...Ardudwy in north Wales the small round cairn which surrounded the first-phase chamber...walking downhill), one would have seen a cairn of rounded and glistening stones framed...found in large numbers at the rear of the cairn (Fleure Neely 1936: 388), perhaps deposited...
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magazine articles on: Cairn  - 51 results

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India's Biggest Ipo Tumbles in Debut
Magazine article by Gordon Platt; Global Finance, Vol. 21, February 2007
...arm of Scotland-based oil and gas company Cairn Energy was anything but a gusher in its...the Bombay Stock Exchange on January 9. Cairn India fell 14% below its initial public...fields in Rajasthan in western India. Cairn India raised $1.9 billion in its IPO, a...
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The Naked Bird Watcher
Magazine article by Steve Smith; Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 25, November 2005
...second edition) Suzy Johnston (2004) The Cairn, Helensburgh. ISBN 0-9548092-0-3 12 (includes...Walk On Eggshells Jean Johnston (2005) The Cairn, Helensburgh ISBN 09548092-1-1 10 (includes...marketing the book, she has set up The Cairn in order to publish it herself. It becomes...
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Wonderful Things: Archaeologist Chris Scarre Finds Fascination in Discovering the Past by Examining Its Material Remains
Magazine article by Chris Scarre; History Today, Vol. 55, August 2005
Subjects: Archaeologists--Personal narratives, Archaeology--Appreciation
...tombs in northwest Europe, a massive oval cairn 60m across enclosing a cruciform burial...into the shadows. Around the edge of the cairn runs a kerb of ninety-seven large horizontally-laid...stones, to create the passage grave and cairn. Nothing shows this better than the roof...
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Sentinels of Stone
Magazine article by Fred Bruemmer; Natural History, Vol. 104, January 1995
Subjects: Art, Culture, Native Americans, Social life & customs, Stone
...nearby ridge. I walked over and saw another cairn inland, due south and half a mile away. From it, I saw the next cairn and a long line of them, strategically...astray by the timely sight of a familiar cairn." The north shore of Hudson Strait seems...
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Anatolian Retreat: Robin Waterfield, Author of a New Book on the Greek Soldier Xenophon, Explains How He Came to Retrace the Steps of the Soldier's Famous Journey to the Black Sea
Magazine article by Robin Waterfield; History Today, Vol. 56, September 2006
Subjects: Anabasis (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Anabasis (Book)--Translations and translating, Historical works--Criticism and interpretation, Historical works--Translations and translating, Xenophon--Portrayals
...makes no mention of snow; his men built a cairn. Even granting some leeway, the earliest...finding nearby the vestiges of the very cairn Xenophon and his men built. I was determined to find the cairn. With learned help and with a great deal...
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Highflying Cairn Poised for a Place in Footsie 100; MARKET REPORT
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 2, 2004
Highflying Cairn Poised for a Place in Footsie 100; MARKET REPORT. Byline: MICKEY CLARK CAIRN Energy was raising eyebrows as it nudged back...recently pitched its year end forecast at 1500p. Cairn has revealed three major exploration finds...
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Cairn Sets a Record on Hopes of More Growth
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 2, 2006
Cairn Sets a Record on Hopes of More Growth. Byline: MICKEY CLARK SHARES of fast-growing Cairn Energy, up 89p at 2415p after having touched 2448p, were...India from 2550p to 2800p. Merrill expects big things from Cairn and has added the shares to its European exploration and...
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Cairn Turns Up Heat but Fails to Set Footsie Alight
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 11, 2004
Cairn Turns Up Heat but Fails to Set Footsie Alight. Byline: MICKEY CLARK FOOTSIE newcomer Cairn Energy does not appear to know the meaning of a bear market...gushers in India, thought to contain billions of barrels. Cairn has come up in a straight line since the start of the year...
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Cairn Marks New Summit on Promotion to Footsie
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 19, 2005
Cairn Marks New Summit on Promotion to Footsie. Byline: MICKEY CLARK OIL explorer Cairn Energy today marked its return to the Footsie with a rise...this month that current growth rates were unsustainable. Cairn has been boosted by the soaring oil price, and the City has...
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Rollercoaster Ride as Cairn Energy Turns Up Heat
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 17, 2005
Rollercoaster Ride as Cairn Energy Turns Up Heat. Byline: By Anthony Peart Cairn Energy has been an exciting rollercoaster ride of...and search for underdeveloped oil and gas assets. Cairn settled on the warmer climes of South Asia, with...
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Cairn Terrier
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CAIRN TERRIER breed of small working terrier developed on the Isle of Skye in the 19th cent. It stands about 10 in. (25...muzzle, and tip of tail. Originally bred to rout fur-bearing vermin from the rocky crags and cliffs of its native island, the cairn was also bred as a water dog to hunt otters. At an early stage in its history it was accepted into the household as a companion...
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Cairn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CAIRN pile of stones, usually conical in shape, raised as a landmark or a memorial. In prehistoric times it was usually erected over a burial. A barrow is sometimes called a cairn. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press...
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Galeed
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GALEED gal eed, Jegar-sahadutha je gar-sa h dyoo th , or Mizpah miz p , in the Bible, cairn, raised by Jacob and Laban to mark their covenant. The so-called Mizpah benediction given here was a mutual warning, not a blessing...
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Tumulus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...my l s, plural tumuli li, in archaeology, a heap of earth or stones placed over a grave. The terms mound , barrow , or cairn are more common in modern usage. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Cairngorms
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ornamental yellow or brown quartz found in the mountains. The group includes the peaks Ben Macdui , Braeriach, Cairn Toul, and Cairn Gorm. A winter sports industry centered in the town of Aviemore has developed since World War II. The Cairngorms...
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