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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 shores of Loch Carron. It faces eastern, far from the dominating winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift offers it a moderate climate allowing the Cordyline australis hand to thrive. Positioned on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, and as a result of the series of hand (New Zealand cabbage palm) trees which have dominated Harbour Street given that the 1960s, Plockton has an unique 'sub-tropical look' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the town (likewise used by the Free Church of Scotland) was designed by Thomas Telford. The town is a traveler resort. The tv series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, alternativing to the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was likewise made use of for numerous scenes in the movie The Wicker Man as well as the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries tv series enhancing its reputation.