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 faces east, away from the prevailing winds, which along with the North Atlantic Drift gives it a mild environment permitting the Cordyline australis palm to flourish. Positioned on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, and as a result of the collection of hand (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have actually dominated Harbour Street given that the 1960s, Plockton has a distinct 'sub-tropical look' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the village (additionally used by the Free Church of Scotland) was developed by Thomas Telford. The village is a tourist resort. The television series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, substituting for the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was additionally used for different scenes in the movie The Wicker Man as well as the Examiner Alleyn Mysteries tv series furthering its credibility.
