The Wallace Monument
The National Wallace Monument is a 67-metre (220-foot) Victorian Gothic sandstone tower that stands proudly on Abbey Craig, a volcanic hilltop overlooking Stirling, Scotland. Said to be constructed between 1861 and 1869 to commemorate Sir William Wallace, the 13th-century patriot, martyr, and legendary Guardian of Scotland.
So they are claiming they had the technology to build this in 8 years and yet no photos of it's construction exist at all even though the camera had been invented 50 years before the commencement of it's construction even started. Such a marvelous feat of engineering and yet nobody thought it was worth taking a few photos.

Just so there is no confusion about the limited technology of camera's at the time, this photo was taken in England 2 years after the supposed construction of the Wallace Monument commenced. So yes, the technology absolutely existed. This photo is from the Historic England instagram…

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