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 eastern, far from the dominating winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift gives it a mild climate allowing the Cordyline australis palm to thrive. Situated on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, and also as a result of the series of palm (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have actually controlled Harbour Street because the 1960s, Plockton has an unique 'sub-tropical look' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (likewise made use of by the Free Church of Scotland) was designed by Thomas Telford. The village is a traveler resort. The television series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was recorded there, replacementing for the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was also utilized for different scenes in the movie The Wicker Man and the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries tv series furthering its credibility.