Stone cairns on the summit of Chinkwell Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stone Cairn Adorned with Prayer Flags on the Wind-Swept Summit of Kyanjin Ri with Langtang Lirung and Langtang Glacier Behind

Stone Cairn Decorated with Prayer Flags on the Summit of Kyanjin Ri with Langtang Lirung Rising Above the Snowy Valley

Vertical View of Prayer Flags and Stone Cairn on Snow-Draped Kyanjin Ri Summit Overlooking Langtang Glacier and Himalayan Peaks

Punta Cupetti, top of the mountain, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Summit Cairn on Yew Crag above misty Ullswater at sunrise, Gowbarrow Fell, Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Summit of the Baralacha Pass at 5100m on Leh to Manali Road, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

The summit of Red Screes in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The view west into the Cuillins from Beinn Dearg Mhor summit, behind Broadford on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Women walkers next to Thornthwaite Beacon in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The view north from Beinn Dearg Mhor summit, behind Broadford on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A cairn on the summit of Dale Head in the Lake District above the Newlands Valley, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hill walkers at dusk on Nab Scar in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ravens in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A cross on a cairn near the summit of Caudale Moor at sunset in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Loughrigg in winter weather, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A cairn on a mountain summit above Ilulissat in Greenland, Polar Regions

Woman at the summit of Piz Trovat (3146 m) with view to the Bernina-Alps with Bellavista (3922 m), Piz Bernina (4049 m), Piz Morteratsch (3751 m) as well as Pers- and Morteratsch glacier, Engadin, Grisons, Switzerland

Cairn on top of Mount Mutthorn, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Cairn above reservoir Lago della Sella, Gotthard range, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Woman standing near cairn, Wilder Freiger, Ridnaun valley, Stubai Alps, South Tyrol, Italy

Woman near cairn above reservoir Lago della Sella, Gotthard range, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Mountain panorama from the Koblat-Höhenweg on the Nebelhorn, behind left the Hochvogel, 2592m, in the centre the Schneck, 2268m, and on the right the Höfats, 2258m, Allgäu Alps, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

Cairns on the hiking trail, Glacier du Tour, glacier and mountain peaks, high alpine landscape, left Aiguille du Chardonnet, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Road in Himalayas marked with stone cairns. Ladakh, India, Asia

Summit cairn on Veinestind lit by setting sun, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway

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