merestone

• Terme ancien désignant une borne ou une marque de limite, historiquement une pile de pierres surmontée d'une pierre dressée, servant à délimiter des frontières ou des lieux de rencontre.

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.

1. Boundary markerC2formalbritish

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

   Borne de délimitation

   • 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.

   Synonymeslandmark