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Plockton, a village in Lochalsh parish, Ross-shire, on the S side of the lower part of Loch Carron, 4 miles W by S of the Strome Ferry terminus of the Dingwall and Skye railway, and 6½ NNW of Balmacara. It ranks as a burgh of regality, engages extensively in fishing, and has a post office, a Government church, a Free church, and a public school. The Government church has the status of a quoad sacra parochial church, but has not assigned to it any definite territory. Pop. (1861) 539, (1871) 516, (1881) 440.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ross Shire County |
| Place: | Plockton |
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