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Cairn Collection (page 2)

A cairn, a symbol of ancient wisdom and remembrance, can be found in various forms and locations across the world

Background imageCairn Collection: Stone collections, Great Altesch Glacier, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bernese Alps

Stone collections, Great Altesch Glacier, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageCairn Collection: Rock cairn, Tahquamenon River, Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan

Rock cairn, Tahquamenon River, Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan

Background imageCairn Collection: A Night Ascent of Snowdon (engraving)

A Night Ascent of Snowdon (engraving)
1054977 A Night Ascent of Snowdon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Night Ascent of Snowdon)

Background imageCairn Collection: The Queens Highland Home, Balmoral (engraving)

The Queens Highland Home, Balmoral (engraving)
1614234 The Queens Highland Home, Balmoral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Highland Home, Balmoral)

Background imageCairn Collection: Hot Pursuit, 1894

Hot Pursuit, 1894
BON65070 Hot Pursuit, 1894 by Trood, William Henry Hamilton (1848-99); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageCairn Collection: The Last Rest (bromide print)

The Last Rest (bromide print)
3106147 The Last Rest (bromide print) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912); Lawrence Titus Oates (1880-1912); Edgar Evans (1876-1912)

Background imageCairn Collection: Locations connected with the Battle of Culloden, Scotland

Locations connected with the Battle of Culloden, Scotland
Locations connected with the Battle of Culloden (1746), near Inverness, Scotland - Well of the Dead, Cairn and Graves of the Clans, Wishing Well, Cairn, Cumberland Stone, Culloden Cottage

Background imageCairn Collection: Lady Clifton of Rathmore by Madame Yevonde

Lady Clifton of Rathmore by Madame Yevonde
Lady Clifton of Rathmore, formerly Miss Nancy Glen Kidston, daughter of the late Captain Glen Kidston. She married Lord Clifton in 1923

Background imageCairn Collection: Cora the Cairn Terrier belonging to the Prince of Wales

Cora the Cairn Terrier belonging to the Prince of Wales
Cora, the Cairn Terrier belonging the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor), pictured on the front cover of The Sketch

Background imageCairn Collection: The Meteorological Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis (engraving)

The Meteorological Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis (engraving)
1054722 The Meteorological Observatory on the Summit of Ben Nevis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCairn Collection: The Cruise of the Pandora, Captain Allen Young (engraving)

The Cruise of the Pandora, Captain Allen Young (engraving)
1602615 The Cruise of the Pandora, Captain Allen Young (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cruise of the Pandora, Captain Allen Young)

Background imageCairn Collection: Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, drawn on the Wood in the Polar Regions (engraving)

Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, drawn on the Wood in the Polar Regions (engraving)
1621391 Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, drawn on the Wood in the Polar Regions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arctic Sketches from the Pandora)

Background imageCairn Collection: The Recent Rising in the Transvaal (engraving)

The Recent Rising in the Transvaal (engraving)
1037732 The Recent Rising in the Transvaal (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recent Rising in the Transvaal)

Background imageCairn Collection: Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, climbing to the Cairn (engraving)

Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, climbing to the Cairn (engraving)
1621399 Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, climbing to the Cairn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arctic Sketches from the Pandora, climbing to the Cairn)

Background imageCairn Collection: Sketches from Captain Austins Arctic Expedition (engraving)

Sketches from Captain Austins Arctic Expedition (engraving)
1102445 Sketches from Captain Austins Arctic Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Captain Austins Arctic Expedition)

Background imageCairn Collection: Dr Nansen and Mr Jackson in the White North (litho)

Dr Nansen and Mr Jackson in the White North (litho)
1050986 Dr Nansen and Mr Jackson in the White North (litho) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Nansen and Mr Jackson in the White North)

Background imageCairn Collection: Relic of the Franklin Expedition, Facsimile of a Record found in a Cairn on Point Victory

Relic of the Franklin Expedition, Facsimile of a Record found in a Cairn on Point Victory, 3 May 1859 (engraving)
1098245 Relic of the Franklin Expedition, Facsimile of a Record found in a Cairn on Point Victory, 3 May 1859 (engraving) by English School

Background imageCairn Collection: McClintocks Travelling Party Discovering the Remains of Cairn at Cape Herschel

McClintocks Travelling Party Discovering the Remains of Cairn at Cape Herschel
931474 McClintocks Travelling Party Discovering the Remains of Cairn at Cape Herschel, illustration from The second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin

Background imageCairn Collection: The Past and Present, 1860 (oil on canvas)

The Past and Present, 1860 (oil on canvas)
BFA91887 The Past and Present, 1860 (oil on canvas) by McTaggart, William (1835-1910); Private Collection; Photo eThe Fine Art Society in Edinburgh, Scotland; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageCairn Collection: The Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin (engraving)

The Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin (engraving)
1098281 The Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin)

Background imageCairn Collection: The Sentinel

The Sentinel
Margaret Halaby

Background imageCairn Collection: Site of the Battle of Culloden, Culoden Moor, Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. 23rd August 1951

Site of the Battle of Culloden, Culoden Moor, Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. 23rd August 1951

Background imageCairn Collection: Making a mountain out of a molehill. Knockfierna in Limerick is only 950ft high but for

Making a mountain out of a molehill. Knockfierna in Limerick is only 950ft high but for it to be called a mountain it has to be a thousand

Background imageCairn Collection: Wandering jumping spider (Cytea severa), adult male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, June

Wandering jumping spider (Cytea severa), adult male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, June

Background imageCairn Collection: Burial Cairn, No. 4. Carrowkeel, Co. Sligo

Burial Cairn, No. 4. Carrowkeel, Co. Sligo
Burial Cairn, No.4. Carrowkeel, Co. Sligo - a view of the Cairn with a man sitting on top for scale. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Sligo: Carrowkeel). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageCairn Collection: THREE CAIRNS TERRIERS

THREE CAIRNS TERRIERS
These three terriers face away from the camera. Owned by Clark. Date: 1948

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1937

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1937
CHAMPION TREBLIG RITA CHAMPION TREBLIG JUNKER Two terriers sitting close together. Owner: Gilbert Date: 1937

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1979

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1979
CHAMPION ROSSARDEN ROYAL STAR Head study. Owner: Armstrong Dixon Date: 1979

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1953

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1953
CHAMPION MERRYMEET CORNELIAN Head Study Owner: Leverton Date: 1953

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1983

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1983
COURTRAI CULTY BOY OF SKIMMERTON Owner: Radford Date: 1983

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1966

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1966
CHAMPION OUDENARDE MIDNIGHT CHIMES Owner: Hamilton Date: 1966

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1978

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1978
OUDENARDE NIGHT MARCH Owner: Hamilton Date: 1978

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1954

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1954
CHAMPION MERRYMEET JASON Owner: Leverton Date: 1954

Background imageCairn Collection: FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1934

FALL / CAIRN TERRIER / 1934
HINXHILL BRETWALDER Owned by Miss Billington. Date: 1934

Background imageCairn Collection: TUNNEL SURVEY / 1906

TUNNEL SURVEY / 1906
Tunnel surveying with a theodolite atop Mount Leone by three intrepid surveyors! Date: 1906

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121160

EyeUbiquitous_20121160
Ireland, County Sligo, Creevykeel Court Tomb looking south

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121158

EyeUbiquitous_20121158
Ireland, County Sligo, Ben Bulben mountain seen from the summit of Maeves Cairn on Knocknarea mountain with sea fog rolling in

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121161

EyeUbiquitous_20121161
Ireland, County Sligo, Creevykeel Court Tomb looking north

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122333

EyeUbiquitous_20122333
Ireland, County Sligo, Deerpark Court Tomb

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20110009

EyeUbiquitous_20110009
England, Cumbria, Great Shunner Fell, Nine Standards Rigg, 662m, cairns at the summit of Hartley Fell

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20110008

EyeUbiquitous_20110008
England, Cumbria, Great Shunner Fell, Nine Standards Rigg, 662m, cairns at the summit of Hartley Fell

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20106496

EyeUbiquitous_20106496
Ireland, North, Co.Down, Mourne Mountains, A cairn on the summit of Slieve Donard with Newcastle and its beach in the background

Background imageCairn Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100411

EyeUbiquitous_20100411
Ireland, County Tyrone, Beaghmore Stone Circles, complex of early Bronze Age megalithic features, stone circles and cairns

Background imageCairn Collection: Where Colley Fell. Rough Cairn of Stones on Majuba Hill, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson

Where Colley Fell. Rough Cairn of Stones on Majuba Hill, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson
Where Colley Fell. Rough Cairn of Stones on Majuba Hill, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageCairn Collection: Captain MacClintocks Search for Franklin, 1859: The Discovery of the... Relics

Captain MacClintocks Search for Franklin, 1859: The Discovery of the... Relics
Captain MacClintocks Search for Franklin, 1859: The Discovery of the Ross Cairn Relics by Lieutenant Hobson, of the Yacht Fox, May 6, (1901)

Background imageCairn Collection: Stone Displays at Playa Jardin, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Stone Displays at Playa Jardin, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Background imageCairn Collection: Picture No. 12479941

Picture No. 12479941
Red coated Cairn Terriers in blue car Date:




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A cairn, a symbol of ancient wisdom and remembrance, can be found in various forms and locations across the world. Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides stand tall, whispering tales from centuries past. From the top of Holmbury Hill in Surrey Hills, Surrey, one can witness a breathtaking view southward while standing beside a humble cairn. In 1949, an adorable Cairn Terrier named Fall captured hearts with its irresistible charm. This breed has long been cherished for its loyalty and playful nature. Another remarkable cairn lies in Wales on Anglesey Island - Bryn Celli Ddu's ancient burial chamber dating back to approximately 2000BC stands as a testament to our ancestors' reverence for life beyond death. Captured forever in picture No. 11768916 is yet another delightful Cairns Terrier from 1963, showcasing their timeless appeal. Knockmany Cairn located in Augher, Co Tyrone invites visitors to explore its historical significance and marvel at its enduring presence. The Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) once again grace this list due to their undeniable allure and enigmatic aura that continues to captivate all who visit them today. Meanwhile, Captain Scott finds eternal rest at a spot marked by a solemn cairn - reminding us of his heroic journey through treacherous Antarctic lands. Trigonometry Point serves as more than just coordinates; it represents human ingenuity and precision amidst vast landscapes. Lastly, stacked stones on the vibrant fall-colored vine maple band within McKenzie National Wild remind us that even amid nature's beauty lies evidence of human creativity intertwined with natural wonders. Whether marking significant sites or adorning picturesque landscapes worldwide, these diverse representations of cairns serve as reminders that history lives on through stone monuments built by those who came before us.