Plockton
Local name: Am Ploc
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°20′15″ N 5°39′05″ W
- Population
- 378
- 378
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Plockton
Plockton is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 378. Elevation: 7 m.
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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In comparison
- No. 65 of 110 places in Highland by population
- Nearest larger town: Kyle of Lochalsh, 7 km SW
- 94 sights and natural places within 10 km Eilean nan Gamhainn, Carn an Duine
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn an Duine Mountain, Highland0.6 km W
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Eilean nan Gamhainn Island, Scotland0.1 km E
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Creag nan Garadh Mountain, Highland0.7 km SW
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Cnoc Strathellen Mountain, Highland1.1 km S
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Eilean na Bà Mòr Island, Highland1.3 km NW
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Eilean Lagach Island, Scotland0.7 km E
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