Plockton
Plockton is a town in the Highlands of Scotland in Lochalsh, Wester Ross with a population of 378. Plockton is a negotiation on the shores of Loch Carron. It deals with eastern, far from the dominating winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift provides it a mild environment allowing the Cordyline australis palm to flourish. Situated on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, and also because of the collection of palm (New Zealand cabbage hand) trees which have actually controlled Harbour Street given that the 1960s, Plockton has a distinctive 'sub-tropical appearance' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (likewise made use of by the Free Church of Scotland) was made by Thomas Telford. The town is a vacationer resort. The television collection Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was recorded there, alternativing to the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was likewise used for various scenes in the film The Wicker Man and the Examiner Alleyn Mysteries television collection enhancing its credibility.
