Plockton Harbour

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Plockton IV51 8TW, Scotland

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 east, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the North Atlantic Drift gives it a mild climate allowing the Cordyline australis palm or cabbage tree to prosper. Most of the houses date from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is a planned fishing village on the northern edge of the Lochalsh built ‘when introducing sheep farming in 1814-20 and removing the population from their old hamlets in Glen Garron, founded the villages of Jeantown and Plockton on Loch Carronside’ Some maritime charts including MacKenzie and Heather mark the peninsula where the village sits as ‘Plack’, however it generally considered that the village was built on the ‘Ploc’ on the peninsula of Lochalsh, with ‘Ploc’ being understood in Gaelic as pimple or bump sharing this with other places such as the Plock of Kyle and Plockapool on the Isle of Harris. Its name, in current form, is based upon the name the indigenous population had given to the area, with the ‘+town’ added to designate it as such in the English language following the construction of the planned village. Over-time the name of village changed to its current contracted form ‘Plockton’. Situated on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, and due to the series of palm trees which have dominated Harbour Street since the 1960s, Plockton has a distinctive ‘sub-tropical appearance’ . The Church of Scotland in the village was designed by Thomas Telford . The village is a tourist resort. The television series Hamish Macbeth, starring Robert Carlyle, was filmed there, substituting for the fictional Lochdubh. Plockton was also used for various scenes in the film The Wicker Man and the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries television series furthering its reputation.
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Plockton, near Skye, Highlands of Scotland, UK

Plockton is a National Trust conservation village on the bay of Loch Carron, West Highlands, Scotland, UK.
This Quaint Scottish village was once the backdrop for the British TV Series Hamish MacBeth, starring Robert Carlisle, and the classic movie, Wicker Man, with Edward Woodward as Police Sergeant Howie, who landed his sea-plane on the bay.
Look out for the cheeky, biscuit stealing, Seagull who may be related to the Gull that steals snacks from a shop in Aberdeen.
Admire the palm trees or spot the seals on a sail with Calum's Seal Trips.
Music: Spirit of the Water by the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra.

Playing in Plockton.

Lochalsh Junior Pipe Band playing in Plockton Village.

Plockton Fishing Boat

Tour Scotland video of a small fishing boat ariving at the main harbour in the village of Plockton on visit to Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands

Plockton Brewery 10th Anniversary

Harbor at Plockton, Scotland

We visited the small town of Plockton on our way from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness. Plockton is accessed by a sometimes-single-track road, although the road east to Stromeferry is *all* one-track and very scenic. The town was used for filming of the Hamish MacBeth televison series ca. 2000.

Plockton Seafront

Plockton is one of the most attractive villages in Scotland.

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Day 2: Through the Highlands to Plockton and Skye

August 20, 2017

Aerial views of the Gairlochy Boat Moorings in the Highlands of Scotland 4K

Some Aerial views of the Boat moorings at Gairlochy on the Caledonian Canal at the southern end of Loch Lochy in the Highlands of Scotland.

Plockton Scotland - Hamish Macbeth TV Series Location

Plockton Scotland - Hamish Macbeth Location

Filmed in 2006

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Plockton Station

158716 stops at Plockton Station on route from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness on 17th August 2010

Fife Coastal Route / Top 7 attractions / Scotland road trip

With a total distance of 77 miles (124km), the Fife Coastal Route runs as you’d expect almost entirely along the coast. It takes in the historic Kingdom of Fife and rather neatly, it starts and ends on bridges crossing two of Scotland’s greatest rivers: the Firth of Forth and the Tay. The bridges over the Forth rank among some of the finest in the UK.

Charming cobbled streets tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by historic fishing cottages. Crail is a historic fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife coast and is well worth a visit.
Only 90 minutes by car from Edinburgh and 10 miles south of St Andrews, the Home of Golf.

Crail is the most easterly of the line of coastal settlements along the south side of the East Neuk of Fife. Many would also say it is also the most attractive of them, though each has its own unique character. Crail is a wonderful place to visit at any time of year, though it's probably at its best on a bright day in Winter when you stand more chance of having it to yourself.

Anstruther is a charming fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, popular with day-trippers and holidaymakers.

Located south of St Andrews, Anstruther is the largest in a string of pretty, old-fashioned fishing villages along the stretch of Fife coast known as the East Neuk.

Perhaps the top attraction is simply tucking into a quality fish supper from the Anstruther Fish Bar, which in recent years has won a number of awards including UK Fish and Chip Shop of the year. Enjoy the locally caught fish by the harbour as fishing boats land their catch.

In the 1790s, salt was Scotland’s third-largest export, after wool and fish. The ruins at St Monans saltworks, adjacent to the Fife Coastal Path, is a reminder of this industry that was once very important to the Scottish economy. The windmill at St Monans—the last remaining windmill in Fife—was used to pump sea water into the salt pans, which were then heated by local coal.

Elie is a popular seaside town in the East Neuk of Fife.

A picturesque seaside resort, Elie is gathered around a curve of golden sand. The harbour, established in the 16th century, is a popular with yachts and small pleasure craft while the surrounding bay is popular with windsurfers and bathers.

The town is also home to two fantastic golf courses. James Braid, celebrated golf course designer and five times winner of the British Open Golf Championship in the early 20th century was born in Elie.

Aberdour Silver Sands is one of the most popular and attractive beaches on the Fife coast.

Silver Sands offers the freshness and variety of the seaside as well as the peace and tranquillity of the countryside. The shore, in its charming setting, looks out to the islands of Inchmickery and Inchcolm, where there is a famous abbey.

Aberdour Silver Sands is a great place for a family day out, with a kids’ putting green and a bouncy castle in the summer.

Historic Culross is one of Scotland's most picturesque towns.

It is believed that Culross was founded by St Serf, and is located in the south west of Fife, overlooking the Firth of Forth.

Wandering around this charming town is about as close to stepping back in time to the 16th century as possible. The whitewashed, red-tiled buildings are well preserved, such as the Town House, where witches were tried and held while awaiting execution.

Plockton Wester Ross Scotland

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Plockton on visit to Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. A picturesque village on the shores of Loch Carron. Most of the houses date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Plockton is a popular tourist resort, especially since the filming of the TV series Hamish Macbeth which starred Robert Carlyle, in which it represented the village of Lochdubh. Plockton was also used for various scenes in the film The Wicker Man.

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Visiting Town of Plockton - Filming Location for BBC Series Hamish MacBeth

It's the end of day-4 and after a long day of exploring, we complete our day with an explore of the wee Scottish town of Plockton. This quaint little fishing village was the setting for the BBC series Hamish MacBeth and we find several familiar settings in the village

Tingle Creek Hotel, Plockton

Tingle Creek Hotel, Erbusaig, Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland, IV40 8BB, Scotland
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Beautiful Village in Rural Scotland — Tayvallich

Tayvallich, a beautiful village in Argyll in Scotland.

The west coast is the best coast!

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Old Photographs Cromarty Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Cromarty in Ross and Cromarty, Highlands. Cromarty is a seaport on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Until 1890 it was the county town of the former county of Cromartyshire. The town grew around its port, formerly used by ferries, to export locally grown hemp fibre, and by trawlers trawling for herrings. The port was a British naval base during the First World War Hugh Miller was born in Cromarty on 10 October 1802, he was a self taught Scottish geologist and writer, folklorist and an evangelical Christian. Miller committed suicide, shooting himself in the chest with a revolver in his house on Tower Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, on the night of 23/24 December 1856. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

The north west coast of Scotland, an Autumn holiday around Plockton and Lochalsh

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The Lochalsh area on the north west coast of Scotland is beautiful at any time of year and in any weather conditions. But when the sun shines in autumn it is stunning. We spent a week in a wooden lodge near Duirinish near Plockton......and meandered !