Dores

Dores is a village located on the east shore of , 10 km south west of the city of , in the council area of . The now defunct RockNess music festival used to take place in fields to the north of the village.
Wikipedia
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Village with 109 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 79 feet (24 metres)
  • …is also known as “Dores, Highland”
  • Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aldourie Castle and Bona Lighthouse.

Castle
Photo: dave conner, CC BY 2.0.
is in , situated on Strath… is situated 1½ miles north of Dores.

Lighthouse
Photo: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles north of Dores.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abriachan and Dochgarroch.

Village
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village in the council area of . is situated 2½ miles west of Dores.

Hamlet
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement that lies at the start… is situated 4 miles north of Dores.

Village
Photo: Thelma Smart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large area in Strathnairn, about… is situated 5 miles east of Dores.

Dores

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Latitude
57.38069° or 57° 22′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.33317° or 4° 19′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C9Q9MJ8+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 291930748
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651096
Wiki­data ID
Q1924131

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Dores” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dores”
  • Cebuano: “Dores”
  • Dutch: “Dores”
  • German: “Dores”
  • Hausa: “Dores, Highland”
  • Irish: “Duras”
  • Swedish: “Dores”
  • Urdu: “ڈورز، ہائلینڈ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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