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 deals with east, far from the prevailing winds, which along with the North Atlantic Drift provides it a light environment permitting the Cordyline australis palm to thrive. Located on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, and as a result of the collection of palm (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have controlled Harbour Street given that the 1960s, Plockton has a distinctive 'sub-tropical look' (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 town is a visitor resort. The television collection Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, replacementing for the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was additionally used for different scenes in the film The Wicker Man and the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries television collection enhancing its reputation.
