In the early 1900s, Acadia trail builder Waldron Bates introduced what we now call the Bates cairn. It consists of two large base stones supporting a mantel between them. A fourth rock, rests on top and, along with the base stones, points in the direction of the trail. Sometimes two layers of base rocks are used to gain height for added visibility (Via Friends of Acadia).

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