Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)
Dumbarton Castle
c. 1860Albumen print | 7.1 x 6.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2320180
Photograph of Dumbarton Castle nestled within a large outcrop of rock known as Dumbarton rock. In the right foreground stands a man wearing a bowler hat and with his back to the camera, looking towards the castle.
Dumbarton rock has been the location for defensive buildings since the Iron Age. The rock itself stands at approximately 70 metres high.
Dumbarton rock has been the location for defensive buildings since the Iron Age. The rock itself stands at approximately 70 metres high.
Creator(s)
George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)
7.1 x 6.9 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)
- From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort, between 1860 and 1861
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Scotland
- Dunbartonshire [Scotland]
- Dumbarton [Scotland]
- Dumbarton Castle [Dumbarton]
- Dumbarton Rock
- Dumbarton [Scotland]
- Dunbartonshire [Scotland]
- Scotland
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Domestic architecture
- Castles
- Domestic architecture
- Architecture
- Places
