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Plockton – Duncraig Castle loop from Duncraig

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Plockton – Duncraig Castle loop from Duncraig

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Plockton – Duncraig Castle loop from Duncraig

02:06

7.69km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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195 m

Plockton – TGO Challenge Start Point

Highlight • Settlement

Plockton is a very pretty village which actually faces east! Another lightly used start point as routes out are not initially obvious but a bit of invention and a sense of adventure will lead you to some remote and lonely places where very few day walkers venture.

Register: Plockton Hotel, 01599 544 274, info@plocktonhotel.co.uk

Getting there: Most easily accessed from Inverness via the Kyle of Lochalsh rail line. Alternatively Citylink bus to Kyle and taxi or walk to Plockton.

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287 m

Plockton

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice town with all you need for a stop over night....a chippy, restaurants and a few places to stay the night. Great views over the sea loch

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797 m

View of Loch Carron and Duncraig

Highlight • Trail

While the little monument you see from the roadside may not look like much, walk up to it and follow the little trail that leads into the woodland behind the monument and within a few steps you are high above the loch with lovely views over to Duncraig and across the loch.

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874 m

Plockton Open Air Church

Highlight • Monument

This little open air church is a bit of a suprising find with an interesting history: The open-air preaching place at Plockton, Wester Ross, was one of several set up in the north west Highlands following the Disruption of 1843, when the Church of Scotland split over the rights of parishioners – rather than landowners – to choose their ministers.

The divide ultimately led to the creation of the Free Church of Scotland, but as land owners refused to give over property for the new church buildings, alternative homes were sought.
At Plockton, this lead to the building of an amphitheatre like church that was visited by hundreds during the services and it remained in use until the mid-1930s.
You can read more here: scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/open-air-church-drew-hundreds-highlands-250808

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4.38 km

Duncraig Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1866 in the Scottish baronial style, Duncraig Castle was home to the Matheson family until the 1920s. After several changeable decades, including being used as a Naval hospital during WWII, the castle was bought by the Dobson family of England in 2002, of whom 17 moved in. A 5-part series on their life was aired by the BBC, but the Dobsons sold the castle in 2009. Since then it has been run as a hotel and B&B but at the time of writing (spring 2023) is under private ownership and closed to the public.

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