Tour Scotland photograph of the John Cairns gravestone in the churchyard cemetery in Fintry, Strathendrick, Scotland. Fintry is a small village in central Scotland, nestled in the strath of the Endrick Water between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills, some 19 miles north of Glasgow.
The surname Cairns is derived from the Scottish Gaelic carn, meaning " cairn ", which is a human made pile, or stack, of stones.. It is a topographic name for someone who lived near a cairn. The lands of Cairns are located in the parish of Mid Calder, near Edinburgh. The lands of Cairns are located in the parish of Mid Calder, near Edinburgh. The first Cairn to be recorded is William de Carnys, who was recorded as witnessing a charter in 1349. William de Carnys and his son Duncan held the baronies of Easter and Wester Whitburn. Many Cairns are also recorded in the counties of Midlothian and West Lothian. Today many Cairns are still located around Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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