28/07/2026
📍 Francis Street, Dornie
📸 Photograph by Duncan MacPherson
Nestled at the meeting point of Loch Long and Loch Duich, Dornie was originally known by its Gaelic name, Bundalloch. The village was laid out in 1794 by the British Fisheries Society as a fishing and trading station on land belonging to Colonel Francis Humberston Mackenzie of Seaforth.
By the 19th century, Dornie was a thriving community, with many residents involved in the herring industry, as well as boat building, net making and shoemaking. The village remained a busy hub until the construction of the bridge over Loch Long in April 1940, which bypassed the main street.
Look closely and you can just make out the silhouette of Eilean Donan Castle to the right of the central tree in the background. As the castle was restored and rebuilt between 1919 and 1932, this detail helps date the photograph to sometime after 1932.
