Dores
Dores is a village located on the east shore of Loch Ness, 10 km south west of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The now defunct RockNess music festival used to take place in fields to the north of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 109 residents
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dores, Highland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aldourie Castle and Bona Lighthouse.
Aldourie Castle
Castle
Photo: dave conner, CC BY 2.0.
Aldourie Castle is in Scotland, situated on Strath Dore, between the southern banks of Loch Ness and the Glen leading onto Drumashie Moor. The parkland of 38.9 hectares extends northeast and southeast of the house. Aldourie Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Dores.
Bona Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Jo Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bona Lighthouse is situated 2 miles north of Dores.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abriachan and Dochgarroch.
Abriachan
Village
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abriachan, is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated high above the western shore of Loch Ness, 15 km to the south-west of the city of Inverness. Abriachan is situated 2½ miles west of Dores.
Dochgarroch
Hamlet
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dochgarroch is a settlement that lies at the start of the Caledonian Canal, at the head of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Dochgarroch is situated 4 miles north of Dores.
Farr
Village
Photo: Thelma Smart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farr is a large area in Strathnairn, about 12 kilometres south of Inverness, in the Highland of Scotland. Much of the area is spread along the B851 single track road. Farr is situated 5 miles east of Dores.
Dores
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.38069° or 57° 22′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.33317° or 4° 19′ 59″ westPopulation
109Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C9Q9MJ8+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 291930748OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2651096Wikidata ID
Q1924131
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Dores” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dores”
- Cebuano: “Dores”
- Dutch: “Dores”
- German: “Dores”
- Irish: “Duras”
- Swedish: “Dores”
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