Tenston
Tenston is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tenston is situated nearby to the hamlet Hestwall, as well as near the locality Pontooth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray and Loch of Skaill.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray
Archaeological site
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray is an archaeological site.
Loch of Skaill
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae. Loch of Skaill is situated 2 miles west of Tenston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dounby and Yesnaby.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tenston.
Yesnaby
Locality
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. Yesnaby is situated 3 miles west of Tenston.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 3 miles east of Tenston.
Tenston
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.03394° or 59° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.27025° or 3° 16′ 13″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9CFR2PMH+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1996975263OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13282646
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