Cairn #1 - Burnt Islands, Newfoundland
N 47° 36.609 W 058° 52.951
21T E 358520 N 5274688
This is a small cairn that was used in the 1800s as a aid to marine navigation.
Waymark Code: WMF3KT
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 08/17/2012
Views: 4
This cairn was erected in the mid to late 1800s and was used as an aid to marine navigation by the many schooners of that era. This cairn is 1 of 3, in the community of Burnt Islands. Please see other waymark for details regarding #2 and #3.
Regretfully the cairn had been vandalized but someone from the community recently put the cairn back together.
Proverbs 22:28: "Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."
Cairn Location: One of the many hill tops visible from the ocean.
Cairn Purpose: Other (please describe in description)
Type if different from above list: Marine Aid to Navigation
Types of rock: Granite
Cairn Condition: 
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