Where was The Wicker Man (1973) filmed?
1973 film directed by Robin Hardy
The Wicker Man (1973) was filmed in Isle of Skye, Stranraer, Kirkcudbright, Culzean Castle, The Storr, Newton Stewart and 11 more places, 17 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in the United Kingdom. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Scotland. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Part of the Wicker Man Trilogy
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 17 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Isle of Skye
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
“Some of the opening flying shots feature the Isle of Skye, including the pinnacles of The Storr and the Quiraing.” Wikipedia
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Quiraing
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
342m high mountain on the Isle of Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Culzean Castle
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
“Culzean Castle in Ayrshire and its grounds and Floors Castle in Roxburghshire were also used for the shooting.” Wikipedia
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Floors Castle
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
country house in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Wookey Hole Caves
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
series of limestone caverns in Somerset county, England
“The interior cave scenes were filmed inside Wookey Hole in Somerset.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Stranraer
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
“The film was shot almost entirely in the small Scottish towns of Stranraer, Gatehouse of Fleet, Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbright, Anwoth and Creetown in Galloway, as well as Plockton in Ross-shire.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Gatehouse of Fleet
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Newton Stewart
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Kirkcudbright
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town and former burgh in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Anwoth
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Creetown
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Plockton
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village in Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Isle of Whithorn
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
“Some scenes were filmed in and around the Isle of Whithorn, where the owners of the castle, Elizabeth McAdam McLaughland and David Wheatley, plus several other local people, featured in various scenes.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
The Storr
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
719m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
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🏙 Towns & cities
Staplehurst
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
village and civil parish in Kent, England, UK
“Hush Heath Estate in Staplehurst, Kent, makes a brief appearance in the film, doubling as Lord Summerisle's orchard and gardens.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
St Ninian's Cave
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
“The climax of the film was shot at St Ninian's Cave and on the clifftops at Burrow Head in Wigtownshire.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Burrow Head
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
cape in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Creetown United Kingdom
“The Ellangowan Hotel was used to portray the interior of the Green Man pub in Robin Hardy's film, The Wicker Man 1973.” Wikipedia
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St Ninian's Cave United Kingdom
“In 1973 the cave was used as a location in the horror film The Wicker Man.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Scotland, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United Kingdom
Also shot in these places
- Macbeth 2015
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Wicker Man have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 17 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Macbeth (2015), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.