Inukshuk

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A cairn above Ovronnaz Switzerland

An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) (from the Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ; alternatively inukshuk in English or inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun) or cairn (carn in Irish, carnedd in Welsh, càrn in Scots Gaelic) is a manmade pile of stones used as landmark.

The inuksuk may have been used for navigation, as a point of reference, a marker for hunting grounds, or as a food cache. Inuksuit vary in shape and size.

A inuksuk is used in the logo of the Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen.