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Dores, Highland

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Human settlement in Scotland
Dores
Almost horizontal light from the setting sun gives a slightly unreal look to the village of Dores. Dores Inn is visible on the left.
Dores is located in Inverness areaDoresDoresLocation within the Inverness area
Population109 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceNH59673500
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Inverness
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townINVERNESS
Postcode districtIV2
Dialling code01463
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°22′51″N 4°19′59″W / 57.380806°N 4.333099°W / 57.380806; -4.333099

Dores (Scottish Gaelic: Duras) 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.

References

  1. "Dores". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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