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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 negotiation on the coasts of Loch Carron. It encounters eastern, away from the dominating winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift gives it a moderate climate enabling the Cordyline australis palm to succeed. Located on a protected inlet of Loch Carron, as well as due to the collection of palm (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 (additionally made use of by the Free Church of Scotland) was created by Thomas Telford. The village is a visitor resort. The television series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, substituting for the imaginary Lochdubh. Plockton was also used for various scenes in the film The Wicker Man as well as the Examiner Alleyn Mysteries television series advancing its track record.