Where was The Wicker Man (1973) filmed?
1973 film directed by Robin Hardy
The Wicker Man (1973) was filmed in Somerset, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Stranraer, Kirkcudbright, The Storr and 15 more places, 21 places named in its Wikipedia article, 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
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 21 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
Scotland
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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Landscapes & nature
The Storr
Scotland
719m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Somerset
England
ceremonial county of England (use Q21694741 for administrative non-metropolitan county)
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Landscapes & nature
Quiraing
Scotland
342m high mountain on the Isle of Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Castles & palaces
Culzean Castle
Scotland
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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Landscapes & nature
Wookey Hole Caves
England
series of limestone caverns in Somerset county, England
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Landscapes & nature
Inner Hebrides
Scotland
archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland
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Towns & cities
Kirkcudbright
Scotland
town and former burgh in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Castles & palaces
Floors Castle
Scotland
country house in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland
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Towns & cities
Stranraer
Scotland
town in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Gatehouse of Fleet
Scotland
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Newton Stewart
Scotland
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Anwoth
Scotland
village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Creetown
Scotland
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Plockton
Scotland
village in Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Isle of Whithorn
Scotland
village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Staplehurst
England
village and civil parish in Kent, England, UK
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Landscapes & nature
St Ninian's Cave
Scotland
cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Burrow Head
Scotland
cape in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station
Scotland
railway station in Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Whithorn
Scotland
town 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 Scotland
“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 Scotland
“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
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017
- Deadwater Fell 2020–
- 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 21 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Macbeth (2015), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Deadwater Fell (2020–) and 1 more, 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.