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 encounters east, far from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift offers it a mild environment enabling the Cordyline australis palm to flourish. Situated on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, as well as because of the collection of hand (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have actually controlled Harbour Street since 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 made by Thomas Telford. The town is a visitor resort. The tv series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, substituting for the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was additionally made use of for different scenes in the film The Wicker Man and also the Examiner Alleyn Mysteries tv collection enhancing its track record.