Plockton
Plockton is a village 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 encounters eastern, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift provides it a mild environment allowing the Cordyline australis hand to succeed. Situated on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, and as a result of the collection of hand (New Zealand cabbage hand) trees which have actually controlled Harbour Street because the 1960s, Plockton has a distinctive 'sub-tropical appearance' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the village (also made use of by the Free Church of Scotland) was created by Thomas Telford. The village is a tourist resort. The television series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was recorded there, alternativing to the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was also used for different scenes in the film The Wicker Man as well as the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries tv collection enhancing its reputation.
