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MANUAL OF THE XILAGIRI DISTRICT. 



CHAP. X. By the term cairn, is understood a circular enclosure, formed 

 ANxiqi^TiEs. either of single stones, a wall, or a heap of stones and earth. ^ 



These are very numerous. Mr. Breeks mentions having opened 



forty, and a considerable number had been opened previously ^ 

 and their contents removed. Many are still unexplored. They are 

 of different forms and exhibit more or less care in their construc- 

 tion — some being surrounded by a wall of uncemented stones so 

 built as to give them the appearance of a draw well ; others 



DRAW WELL CAIRN 

 COWGREVE. 



are less carefully built, or only heaped up on the outside and lined 

 with slabs, until they dwindle down to a mere circle of stones 

 embedded in the earth. 



CAIRN. 



1 Phin ia the T6da name. Badagas call them Hokkallu or navel-stonea, 

 ' Colonel Congfreve opened forty-six. 



