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It is said that by digging, an urn is always found under these cairnes: they must therefore have been thus piled by a people whose custom was to burn the dead.
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It is said that by digging, an urn is always found under these cairnes: they must therefore have been thus piled by a people whose custom was to burn the dead.
Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Samuel Johnson 1746
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This gave us enough time to have a quick turn around and go clubbing in cairnes.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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