Abstract
Stone cairns and named natural rock forms are known in all regions of the Arctic—Iceland, Finland, Russia, Canada—and are known by various names such as seids, guriys, hakurs. These stone structures vary in function, sometimes multifunctional, being navigational landmarks in the tundra or along coastlines, sacred objects or repositories, messaging posts, memorials, and are often associated with folklore. In this article I examine these issues, describing different traditions, folklore, and structural elements. Some of this material is based on my fieldwork in Iceland and the three Arctic regions of Russia—the Kola Peninsula, the Timan tundra, and the White Sea.
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