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 a ...

on the

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peninsula,

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, Scotland. It is located northwest of Hunters Quay 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)
- 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.

Lazaretto Point War Memorial

The memorial is situated on the Holy Loch shore next to the A815 road. It commemorates the fallen of the

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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 well ...

, Holy Loch and the

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. Other walking trails go beside Loch Loskin, and to the site of an ancient

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on a nearby farm.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''

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(1901), p. 445 The relic was, according to popular tradition, the grave of a king who was named after

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. 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

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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

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, 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

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Villages in Cowal Highlands and Islands of Scotland {{Argyll-geo-stub