Plockton
Plockton is a town in the Highlands of Scotland in Lochalsh, Wester Ross with a population of 378. Plockton is a settlement on the coasts of Loch Carron. It deals with eastern, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift offers it a moderate environment enabling the Cordyline australis hand to thrive. Positioned on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, as well as due to the series of hand (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have dominated Harbour Street since the 1960s, Plockton has an unique 'sub-tropical look' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (likewise used by the Free Church of Scotland) was created by Thomas Telford. The town is a traveler hotel. The television series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was recorded there, alternativing to the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was additionally utilized for different scenes in the movie The Wicker Man and the Examiner Alleyn Mysteries television series furthering its online reputation.
