Photograph of the ruins of Dunollie Castle in Oban standing on a rocky precipice with a small crenelated wall standing to the left and a small, stone tower standing at the foot of the hill on which the castle stands. Two ?whale ribs mark the entrance to the foot of a path that leads up to the castle. A bay is in the immediate foreground.

In his book, Photographs of English and Scottish Scenery, George Washington Wilson writes 'The ruins of Donolly [sic] are situated on a bold and precipitous promontory, overhanging the bay of Oban, and distant about half a mile from the town. The principal part which remains is the donjon or keep; but fragments of other buildings overgrown with ivy attest that it had once been a place of importance and power.' The castle dates from the 15th century.

This photograph is from a portfolio of 42 photographs taken by Wilson that were used to illustrate a book featuring entries from Queen Victoria's journals, written during her visits to Scotland. Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, was published to great success in 1868.