cairn
Stacked rock marker
A cairn is a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark.
Hikers stack cairns to mark trails across barren terrain where paths aren't obvious: We followed the cairns across the rocky summit.
Ancient cairns often cover burial sites.
The cairn terrier, a small Scottish breed, was developed to hunt among such rock piles.
Act of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
legacy · fallen · sacrifice · memory · honour · burial · monument · grave
Hiking path entrance
- waypointNavigation reference location
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- pathRoute for traveling
- trekArduous overland journey
backpacking · ridge · peak · hiking · wilderness · scramble · terrain · route
Solid earth fragment
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- rocksSolid mineral pieces
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
quartzite · limestone · basalt · sandstone · slate · glacial · moraine · rubble
Earth piled over graves
- tumulusAncient burial mound
- barrowLoad carrier or tumulus
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- bronze ageNotable but subprime period
excavation · artifacts · prehistoric · ancient · megalith · chamber · passage grave · cist
remembrance
Act of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- cenotaphTomb without a body
ancestors · legacy · fallen · sacrifice · memory · honour · burial · monument · grave · tomb
trailhead
Hiking path entrance
trek · backpacking · ridge · peak · hiking · wilderness · scramble · terrain · route · blaze
stone
Solid earth fragment
granite · quartzite · limestone · basalt · sandstone · slate · glacial · moraine · rubble · stacking
burial mound
Earth piled over graves
bronze age · excavation · artifacts · prehistoric · ancient · megalith · chamber · passage grave · cist · midden
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
- orienteeringCompetitive terrain navigation sport
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
bearings · guidepost · signpost · landmark · beacon · pathfinder · route · direction · indicator · pilgrimage
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- outdoor adventurebackpacking, camping, campsite, trail, mountaineering
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- Scottish culturebagpipes, kilts, tartan, haggis, Highland Games
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
cairnnatural formation
Landscape element from nature
glacial erratic · moraine · scree · talus · boulder field
- rock cairnStacked stones as marker