Plockton
Plockton is a village on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 468 in 2020. In Scots slang a "plook" is a pimple, and The Plock is a small headland sheltering the harbour from the westerly weather.
- Village with about 470 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- Description: village in Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Plockton railway station and Duncraig railway station.
Plockton railway station
Plockton railway station is a railway station on the…
Duncraig railway station
Duncraig railway station is a remote railway station…
Duncraig Castle
Duncraig Castle is a mansion in Lochalsh, in the west of the Scottish Highlands.
Hamlets in the Area
Discover Duirinish and Barleyport.
Plockton
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Latitude
57.3381° or 57° 20′ 17″ north
Longitude
-5.6519° or 5° 39′ 7″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB PLO
Open location code
9C9P88QX+66
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Plockton” goes by many names.
PlocktonBasque
Ploc Loch AillseBreton
PlocktonCebuano
Ploc Loch AillseCornish
PlocktonDutch
Am PlocIrish
Ploc Loch AillseIrish
PlocktonItalian
プロックトンJapanese
Ploc Loch AillseManx
Am PlocScottish Gaelic
Ploc Loch AillseScottish Gaelic
PlocktonSwedish
پلوکٹنUrdu
Am PlocWelsh
Ploc Loch AillseWelsh
PlocktonWelsh
Plockton - Am Ploc
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Localities in the Area
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