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1Cairn — For other uses, see Cairn (disambiguation). A cairn to mark the summit of a mountain Cairn is a term used mainly in the English speaking world for a man made pile of stones. It comes from the Irish: carn (plural cairn) or Scottish Gaelic: càrn… …
2Dooey's Cairn — (also known as Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb) is less than a mile south east of Dunloy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, just off the B16 road and in the townland of Ballymacaldrack. Grid ref: D021183. It is an impressive court tomb, with a u shaped …
3Abigail Adams Cairn — The Abigail Adams Cairn marks the spot where Abigail Adams and her young son, John Quincy Adams, watched the burning of Charlestown on Saturday, June 17, 1775, during the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is located on Penn s Hill, now at the corner of… …
4Petrosomatoglyph — This footprint carved into the rock on Dunadd, in Argyll, is linked to the crowning of the Scots kings of Dál Riata. A petrosomatoglyph is an image of parts of a human or animal body incised in rock. Many were created by Celtic peoples, such as… …
5Montpelier Hill — Hell Fire Club Dawn at the Hell Fire Club on Montpelier Hill, Dublin …
6Free City of Greyhawk — Greyhawk Realm Free City of Greyhawk Domain of Greyhawk Motto Gem of the Flanaess, City of Hawks, City of Thieves Region Central Flanaess Ruler Lord Mayor Nerof Gasgal (571 ) …
7Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
8Moot hill — A moot hill or mons placiti (statute hill)[1] is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for moots , meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things …
9Newgrange — For the Clannad song, see Newgrange (song). Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne * UNESCO World Heritage Site …
10McClure Arctic Expedition — Map drawn by Robert McClure detailing the Northwest Passage, including the 1851 route of the Investigator. The McClure Arctic Expedition of 1850, among numerous British search efforts to determine the fate of the Franklin s lost expedition, is… …
