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 deals with east, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift provides it a light environment allowing the Cordyline australis palm to prosper. Located on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, and due to the collection of hand (New Zealand cabbage hand) trees which have dominated Harbour Street considering that the 1960s, Plockton has an unique 'sub-tropical appearance' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (also used by the Free Church of Scotland) was designed by Thomas Telford. The village is a vacationer resort. The television collection Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, replacementing for the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was likewise utilized for various scenes in the film The Wicker Man as well as the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries tv series enhancing its online reputation.