Field Visit
Date 30 April 1992
Event ID 968818
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/968818
These mounds were visited during the Okney Barrows Project.
Tenston 1: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 14.0m. Height recorded as 1-4ft.
Tenston 2: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 4.0m. Height 0.10m.
Tenston 3: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 12.0m. Height 1.0m.
Tenston 4: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 12.0m. Height 0.2m.
Tenston 5: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 5.0m. Height 0.3m.
Tenston 6: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 8.0m. Height 0.3m.
Tenston 7: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 10.0m. Height 0.2m.
Tenston 8: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 11.0m. Height 0.6m. Approximate measurement due to presence of bull in field.
Tenston 9: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 12.0m. height 0.7m. Approximate measurement due to presence of bull in field.
Tenston 10: Levelled. Not recorded.
Tenston 11: Levelled. Not recorded.
Tenston 12: Levelled. Not recorded.
Tenston 13: Levelled. Not recorded.
Tenston 14: Levelled. Not recorded.
The mounds are probably best visible to the E, for up to 1km.
Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1992