What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Rock House The Studio of pioneer photographers Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill 1843-1847
Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill were pioneering Scottish photographers who collaborated to produce some of the earliest calotype portraits, significantly contributing to the development of photography as an art form.
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