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monument Word or Phrase:LINEAR CLEARANCE CAIRN *  
Definition:A long, narrow, irregularly constructed and generally unstructured mound of stones. Normally a by-product of field clearance for agricultural purposes, though prehistoric examples may include burials and other deposits.
monument Word or Phrase:CLEARANCE CAIRN *  
Definition:An irregularly constructed, generally unstructured, mound of stones. Often, but not necessarily, circular. Normally a by product of field clearance for agricultural purposes.

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