Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Plockton
Also known as: Am Ploc
Plockton in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Plockton is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Plockton (Scottish Gaelic: Am Ploc/Ploc Loch Aillse) is a village in the Lochalsh, Wester Ross area of the Scottish Highlands with a 2020 population of 468. Plockton settlement is on the shores of Loch Carron. It faces east, away from the prevailing winds; this, together with the North Atlantic Drift, gives it a mild climate despite the far-north latitude, allowing the Cordyline australis cabbage tree to prosper.
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Background
History
Plockton was established as 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" (Geddes: 1945, pp38). A local laird transformed the community into a prosperous fishery, and in the process, funded the planned village. Most of the houses date from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some maritime charts, including MacKenzie (1776) and Heather (1804), mark the peninsula where the village sits as 'Plack'; however, it is generally considered that the village was built on the 'Ploc' of Lochalsh, with…
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- Coordinates
- 57.3380, -5.6523
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV52 8TW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Plockton?
- Plockton is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.3380°, -5.6523°.
- Is Plockton free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Plockton is free.