merestone

An old term for a landmark consisting of a pile of stones topped with an upright slab, used historically to mark boundaries or meeting points.

• 🇷🇺Старинный термин для обозначения межевого знака, представляющего собой груду камней, увенчанную вертикальной плитой, исторически использовавшуюся для обозначения границ или мест встреч.

1. Boundary marker C2 formal british

   An old term for a landmark consisting of a pile of stones with an upright slab on top, used to mark property boundaries.

   • The ancient merestone still stands at the edge of the field.
   • Farmers used a merestone to mark the limits of their land.
   • The merestone was a common sight in medieval English countryside.

   🇷🇺Межевой камень

   Synonyms: landmark