Stereoscopic photograph of the entrance to Fingal's Cave, Staffa in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. Standing on the right of the cave entrance are two men; one with his back to the viewer and another who stands in left side profile. Like the Giant's Caus

The wildest districts of Scotland

George Washington Wilson produced some of the first photographic souvenirs of Scotland

    GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823–93)

    St Martin's Cross, Iona

    1860

    Stereoscopic albumen print | 7.5 x 6.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2514408

    Dating back to the 9th century, St Martin’s Cross stands alongside Iona Abbey. The cross is carved from epidiorite and stands in a granite base. On the west-facing side of the cross a series of carvings show various scenes including a harpist and piper. Due to the high demand for his work, Wilson returned to Iona to photograph Iona Cathedral on numerous occasions and other versions include a man seated in the same position wearing a Tam O’Shanter hat. 

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