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. Each place says where its claim comes from.
Part of the Wicker Man Trilogy
Places per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 21 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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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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Towns & cities
Stranraer
Scotland
Town in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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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
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
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Towns & cities
Creetown
Scotland
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
“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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Landscapes & nature St Ninian's Cave
Scotland
Cave in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
“In 1973 the cave was used as a location in the horror film The Wicker Man.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Scotland, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United Kingdom
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