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, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift provides it a moderate environment allowing the Cordyline australis hand to thrive. Located on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, as well as as a result of the collection of palm (New Zealand cabbage hand) trees which have dominated Harbour Street since the 1960s, Plockton has a distinctive 'sub-tropical appearance' (Nicholson: 1975). The Church of Scotland in the village (also used by the Free Church of Scotland) was made by Thomas Telford. The village is a tourist resort. The tv series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, substituting for the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was likewise utilized for various scenes in the film The Wicker Man and the Assessor Alleyn Mysteries tv collection enhancing its credibility.