In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dores like this:

Dores, par. and vil., with inn and steamboat pier, in co. and 7 miles SW. of Inverness, on E. side of Loch Ness, 26,304 ac., pop. 1148; P.O.

Dores through time

Dores is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dores itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dores, in Highland and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16447

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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