Chris Killey, a good friend, built this elaborate and stylised ‘Tens’ whilst at Ardnaeaskan with us. It is strictly speaking not a true ‘Tens’ as it is not ten stones high, but it is a lovely piece of stone balancing.
On yet another visit to the stunningly beautiful Ardaneaskan, I built a pair of ‘Tens’ on a different rock than previously. And photographed them at different times with changes in the light and tide.
Atop Carn Bhealaich Mhoir there is a radio mast and some of the best views of the area. Plockton is below and mountains and lochs surround. Marta Killey, a good friend, walked up here and built a ‘Tens’ – here are some of the photos she took of her temporary sculpture.
The Brochs at Glenelg are impressive piles of stones around 2000 years old – a little more than ‘piles,’ in all honesty! Anyway, just by Glenelg village there is a small stony beach, and another venue for a ‘T’ens.’
Stunning views and a ‘Tens’ make the journey up the Bealach na Bà pass (the highest road climb in the country, rising from sea level to 2023 ft / 626m) truly worth it. It is a truly awe-inspiring road in the Highlands of Scotland. Many piles of stones are built at the top, some are just tall cairn-like piles, and the odd one or two, like ours, is a true ‘Tens.’
A day-trip to the island of Raasay, between Skye and the mainland gave another chance for ‘Tens’ construction. The ruin behind the beach is the remains of Brochel Castle.
When on holiday in Crete, we visited Istro Beach – a beautiful turquoise sea bay. Once built, the ‘Tens’ attracted much attention from passers-by (as shown in one of these photos)!
On a second visit to Ardaneaskan , a year later, more ‘Tens’ were built. Nothing though lasts for ever – the sea gets them in the end!
Hello. Welcome to my Tens (Ten Stones High) Blog. A few holidays ago I started to build piles of ten stones, called (naturally enough) ‘Tens.’ Here are some photos of my first ‘Tens.’
If you fancy adding a photo of your own Tens then please do. Let’s see how far round the world we can build these temporary little sculptures.
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