Plockton is a village in the Highlands of Scotland in Lochalsh, Wester Ross with a population of 378. Plockton is a settlement on the shores of Loch Carron. It deals with eastern, far from the dominating winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift offers it a mild climate allowing the Cordyline australis palm to succeed. Situated on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, as well as because of the collection of palm (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have dominated Harbour Street considering that the 1960s, Plockton has a distinctive 'sub-tropical appearance' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (additionally made use of by the Free Church of Scotland) was designed by Thomas Telford. The town is a traveler hotel. The television collection Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, substituting for the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was likewise made use of for numerous scenes in the movie The Wicker Man and the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries tv collection furthering its online reputation.