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Tor cairn

Okay, so have you ever gone on a hike in the woods and found a pile of rocks stacked on top of each other? That's called a cairn! People make cairns to help others find their way on the trail.

Now, there's a special kind of cairn called a "tor cairn." A tor cairn is made on top of a big rock, called a "tor." People make tor cairns by stacking rocks on top of the tor.

Why do people make tor cairns? Well, sometimes it can be really hard to see the trail or know which way to go when you're hiking on a mountain or in a big open space. The tor cairn helps hikers know that they're on the right path and where they need to go next.

So next time you go on a hike and see a cairn or a tor cairn, you'll know that someone put it there to help you find your way!
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