Photograph of a view of a town taken from a grassy hillside. The town itself occupies a flat section of land or plain with the River Garry visible on the left side. A building with a thatched roof and bordered by a stone wall is in the middle ground.

Blair Athole is situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The Gaelic name refers to a plain or 'blar' that the town occupies. In his book Photographs of English and Scottish Scenery published in 1868, Wilson describes Blair Athole thus: 'The village is situated upon a rising ground which overlooks a rising plain at the junction of the [rivers] Tilt and Garry, and is now fast rising into importance, having a spacious hotel for the accommodation of visitors, and communicating both north and south by the Highland Railway.'

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.