Photograph of Burns Monument on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. The monument comprises a circular structure with Corinthian columns supported on a pedestal. The rooftops of the city lie beyond the monument and Arthur's Seat can be seen in the background. 

Completed in 1831, The Burns Monument contained a life size statue of the poet designed by the sculptor John Flaxman (1755-1826). The statue was eventually removed to the National Portrait Gallery due to damage sustained by its proximity to the city's gas works. 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.