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The group of houses on the peninsula beyond the island are the subject of thousands of photographs and paintings. Mostly the viewpoint to these buildings is from the junction of Plockton's Innes Street and Harbour Street. From that viewpoint they are arranged in an attractive composition with Loch Carron in the foreground and the hills beyond Ardaneaskan forming the backdrop.
I too have photographed them from that viewpoint many times but this was the first time I viewed them from a high viewpoint. I was on the top of Creag na Garadh which offers magnificent views of Plockton and Loch Carron. Just beyond the houses is a small bay, Ob an Duine and this is yet another place in Plockton where attractive views are to be found. Finally, just beyond the Ob an Duine is Rubha Mor, the rocky end of the peninsula upon which Plockton is situated.
North-west Highland Place Names
The landscape of the North-west Highlands and the Gaelic language are intimately connected. Other languages have contributed to the richness of our place names, notably Norse, but the North-west Highlands have for centuries been a Gaelic landscape. In listing the meanings of place names I have relied on authoritative sources wherever possible. For further information about sources please refer to North-west Highland Place Names in the main menu.
Ardaneaskan; According to Professor Watson this is Ardnaniaskin, which in Gaelic is Aird an fhiasgain, meaning ‘mussel promontory’.
Creag nan Garadh; Also known as Greag nan Garraig, Gaelic for ‘rock of the dens’.
Loch Carron; Named after the River Carron which enters this sea loch after a course through Glen-carron and Strath-carron. In Gaelic it is Loch Carrann, Carrann meaning ‘rough’. The root is kars-, rough, as seen in
Ob an Duine; Ob, Gaelic for bay, therefore ‘the man’s bay.
Plockton; The Gaelic name is Ploc Loch Aillse meaning ‘the lump of Lochalsh’ this due to the humpy promontory which ends in Rudha-mór.
Rubha Mor; Listed by Professor Watson as Rudha-mór, ‘the big headland’.
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