Ardnadam ( gd, Àird nan Damh) is a village on the
Holy Loch
The Holy Loch ( gd, An Loch Sianta/Seunta) is a sea loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
The "Holy Loch" name is believed to date from the 6th century, when Saint Munn landed there afte ...
on the
Cowal
Cowal ( gd, Còmhghall) is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland, that extends into the Firth of Clyde.
The northern part of the peninsula is covered by the Argyll Forest Park managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. The Arroch ...
peninsula,
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
, Scotland. It is located northwest of
Hunters Quay
Hunters Quay ( gd, Camas Rainich) is a village, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. Situated between Kirn, Argyll, Kirn to the south and Ardnadam to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries, operatin ...
and east of
Sandbank, and sits across the loch from
Kilmun
Kilmun ( gd, Cill Mhunna) is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands.It takes its name from the 7th century monastic community founded by an Irish monk, St Munn (Fin ...
.
History
"Ardnadam village is of very recent date," wrote John Colegate in 1868.
[''Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay'' (Second edition)](_blank)
- John Colegate (1868), page 31 "Only a few years ago, an excellent pier and hotel were built. Since then, many feus have been taken, and neat cottages erected thereon." The first proprietor of The Ardnadam, the village's early hotel, was Mr Jamieson. He was also the
pier master.
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Lazaretto Point War Memorial
The memorial is situated on the Holy Loch shore next to the A815 road. It commemorates the fallen of the First
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and Second World War
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s.
Trails
Ardnadam Heritage Trail
Ardnadam Heritage Trail is long and climbs to Dunan Hill (Camel's Hump), which has views across Loch Loskin, Dunoon
Dunoon (; gd, Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As wel ...
, Holy Loch and the Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde. It is located on the west coast of Scotland and constitutes the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles (it is 164 metres deep at its deepest). The firth is sheltered from the Atlantic ...
.
Other walking trails go beside Loch Loskin, and to the site of an ancient cromlech
A cromlech (sometimes also spelled "cromleh" or "cromlêh"; cf Welsh ''crom'', "bent"; ''llech'', "slate") is a megalithic construction made of large stone blocks. The word applies to two different megalithic forms in English, the first being an ...
on a nearby farm.[''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'']
Francis Hindes Groome
Francis Hindes Groome (30 August 1851 – 24 January 1902), son of Robert Hindes Groome, Archdeacon of Suffolk, was a writer and foremost commentator of his time on the Romani people, their language, life, history, customs, beliefs, and lore.
Li ...
(1901), p. 445 The relic was, according to popular tradition, the grave of a king who was named after Adam. The name of the farm on which the structure stands (Ardnadam) was supposedly so-called in accordance with the tradition. The stones were later considered to be fragments of a Druidical altar.[''Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay'' (Second edition)]
- John Colegate (1868), page 32
Lazaretto Point Quarantine Station
Lazaretto Point in Ardnadam was the site of a quarantine station, built in 1807, to treat disease brought into the Clyde ports with imported cotton shipments. The station was demolished in 1840.
Gallery
File:War Memorial At Lazaretto point - geograph.org.uk - 766486.jpg, Lazaretto Memorial
Image:Ardnadam Pier Holy Loch - geograph.org.uk - 1750930.jpg, Ardnadam Pier and the Holy Loch
Image:Ardnadam Bay - geograph.org.uk - 248535.jpg, Ardnadam Bay
References
External links
Villages in Cowal
Highlands and Islands of Scotland
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