The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 113
, the words caravsivs hic jacit in hoc congeries LAPIDUM. 90 THE PAST IN THE PRESENT. But though I can say little of the character of the earlyChristian cairns, I am able to speak definitely of somewhich are late, for the practice of building cairns in memoryof the dead survives in Scotland.… … Fig. 63.—Group of Modern Cairns near Torgyle Inn, Inverness-shire. by men and not by horses, a halt is generally made on theway to the grave, so that the bearers may rest and refreshthemselves. Where the rest is taken a small cairn is erected,generally about four or five feet high, and three or…
Archaeology · Civilization
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