cairn

Converse of object

• chamber: In the center of the ring are the remains of a chambered cairn.
• erect: Recently, I caught wind of a charity group planning to erect a new memorial cairn on the summit.
• build: Many had cairns built around them in the Bronze Age or had human remains deposited in their crevices.

Converse of subject

• mark: The site is marked by a memorial cairn on the west side of the road.

Adjective modifier

• Neolithic: A Neolithic burial cairn can be found south of Strone farm.
• prehistoric: The remains of prehistoric cairns, ancient raths, souterrains and medieval mottes are all visible across the landscape.
• circular: Often, there is a low circular burial cairn inside the circle.
• ancient: You don't have stone like this within ancient burial cairn without good reason!
• small: A small cairn marks the nominal summit of the hill.

Preposition: on

• summit: Recently, I caught wind of a charity group planning to erect a new memorial cairn on the summit.

Modifies a noun

• gorm: Cairn Gorm weather station Heriot-Watt maintain a weather station on the top of Cairn Gorm.
• terrier: Cairn Terrier = Kerry Blue Terrier = Irish Setter 36.
• circle: Distinct from a cairn circle, which is not a stone circle proper.

Preposition: of

• stone: On top of the hill was a cairn of stones with a pole.

Noun used with modifier

• burial: Often, there is a low circular burial cairn inside the circle.
• summit: The summit cairn is now level with the snow compared to a few weeks ago.
• curb: Bear right with the track and follow the waymarks up to another Bronze Age curb cairn.
• memorial: The Bill Stuart memorial cairn stands a few yards further on.
• clearance: Hut circles and clearance cairns are also found on the site.
• ring: The center cairn is a ring cairn with no passage to the central chamber.