Edmund's Shop

Church View is behind. In front, Plockton Bay.

Three series of the BBC drama ‘Hamish Macbeth’, starring Robert Carlyle, were filmed in the 1990s. You will be able to spot many locations used in the shooting.

Phone Home

Mobile phone coverage is generally good for all providers (with the possible exception of Virgin). No 3G though.

Plockton’s fortunes revived during the 1970s with the rise of travel and tourism. Plockton is known in many far-flung parts.

Private Parking

The petrol stations in Inverinate and Kyle are not 24 hrs but have extended hours in the evening and are open on Sunday.

First World War casualties further hit population levels. The first marriage of a Plockton man in 10 years took place in 1924.

Bealach na Ba

We are delighted that tolls on the Skye Bridge are now abolished. Crossing is free for all types of vehicle.

By 1870, the railway line had eached Strome, and extended in 1898 to Plockton and Kyle. This latter extension was the most costly ever undertaken.

Plockton Bay

Annual Plockton Regatta fortnight always starts on the first Monday after the fourth Sunday in July.

Between 1870 and 1920, the number of professionally qualified people who had their basic education at Plockton School was five times the national average.