Plockton is a village 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 faces eastern, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift provides it a mild climate permitting the Cordyline australis palm to prosper. Located on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, as well as because of the series of palm (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have controlled Harbour Street because the 1960s, Plockton has a distinct 'sub-tropical appearance' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (additionally used by the Free Church of Scotland) was created by Thomas Telford. The town is a vacationer hotel. The television collection Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was recorded there, alternativing to the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was additionally used for numerous scenes in the film The Wicker Man as well as the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries tv series enhancing its track record.