Ardnadam ( gd, Àird nan Damh) is a village on the
Holy Loch on the
Cowal peninsula,
Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located northwest of
Hunters Quay and east of
Sandbank, and sits across the loch from
Kilmun.
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 and Second World Wars.
Trails
Ardnadam Heritage Trail
Ardnadam Heritage Trail is long and climbs to Dunan Hill (Camel's Hump), which has views across Loch Loskin, Dunoon, Holy Loch and the Firth of Clyde.
Other walking trails go beside Loch Loskin, and to the site of an ancient cromlech on a nearby farm.[''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'']
Francis Hindes Groome (1901), p. 445 The relic was, according to popular tradition, the grave of a king who was named after Adam
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...
. 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
A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Whi ...
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
A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have bee ...
, 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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