Editing Plockton (section)

==Geography and tourism==
[[File:Plockton, Wester Ross.jpg|thumb|right|The mild climate permits cultivation of palm-like cabbage trees]]
Situated on a sheltered inlet of Loch Carron, and due to the series of New Zealand cabbage trees which have dominated Harbour Street since the 1960s, Plockton has been described as having a distinctive "sub-tropical appearance".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nicolson |first=James R. |title=Beyond the Great Glen |date=1975 |publisher=[[David & Charles]] |isbn=9780715367780 |location=London}}</ref> Most of the land around Plockton is within the [[Balmacara Estate]], owned by the [[National Trust for Scotland]].

Plockton lies about 10km (6miles) northeast of Kyle of Lochalsh, and is reached by road along single-track roads that go between Kyle of Lochalsh on the [[A87 road|A87]], and [[Achmore, Highland|Achmore]] on the [[A890 road|A890]].

The village is a tourist resort, often having many tourists and day-trippers in peak season. It has been deemed "arguably the prettiest village in the highlands".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shelby |first=Barry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDcEzEk6X-8C&dq=plockton&pg=PA357 |title=Scotland for Dummies |date=2009 |publisher=[[Wiley Publishing]] |isbn=9780470385142 |edition=5th |location=Indianapolis, Indiania |pages=357 |language=English}}</ref> The television series ''[[Hamish Macbeth (TV series)|Hamish Macbeth]]'', starring [[Robert Carlyle]], was filmed there, substituting for the fictional ''Lochdubh''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8286922.stm|title='Hamish Macbeth' beat's new base|date=2009-10-02|access-date=2018-07-17|language=en-GB}}</ref> Plockton was also used for various scenes in the film ''[[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Where was 'The Wicker Man' filmed?|url=http://www.british-film-locations.com/The-Wicker-Man-1973|website=British Film Locations|accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref> and the [[Inspector Alleyn Mysteries]] television series.<ref>{{Citation |last=Woods |first=John |title=Dead Water |date=1994-04-01 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0510135/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |series=Alleyn Mysteries |others=Ewen Bremner, Jane Lapotaire, Eleanor David}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries - Dead Water - filmboards.com |url=https://filmboards.com/t/The-Inspector-Alleyn-Mysteries/Dead-Water-1515709/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=filmboards.com}}</ref>