Plockton

Plockton is a village on the west coast of 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Plockton railway station and Duncraig railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station on the…

Railway station
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is a remote railway station…

Castle
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is a mansion in , in the west of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duirinish and Barleyport.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in near Plockton…

Hamlet
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Port an Eòrna is the Scottish Gaelic name for the…

Hamlet
is a settlement situated less than 1 mile… is situated 2 miles southwest of Plockton.

Plockton

Latitude
57.3381° or 57° 20′ 17″ north
Longitude
-5.6519° or 5° 39′ 7″ west
Population
468
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB PLO
Open location code
9C9P88QX+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25376332
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640213
Wiki­data ID
Q3997466
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Plockton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Plockton”
  • Breton: “Ploc Loch Aillse”
  • Cebuano: “Plockton”
  • Cornish: “Ploc Loch Aillse”
  • Dutch: “Plockton”
  • French: “Plockton”
  • German: “Plockton”
  • Irish: “Am Ploc”
  • Irish: “Ploc Loch Aillse”
  • Italian: “Plockton”
  • Japanese: “プロックトン”
  • Manx: “Ploc Loch Aillse”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Ploc”
  • Swedish: “Plockton”
  • Urdu: “پلوکٹن”
  • Welsh: “Ploc Loch Aillse”
  • Welsh: “Plockton”
  • “Plockton - Am Ploc”

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Places to explore: Craig and Achnandarach.

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