Ardnadam Farm

Ardnadam Farm is the site of an ancient cromlech in the village of Ardnadam, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[1][2][3][4] The relic was, according to popular tradition, the grave of a king who was named after Adam.[5] Ardnadam Farm, located near Loch Loskin, was supposedly so-called in accordance with the tradition.[6] The stones were later considered to be fragments of a Druidical altar.[7]

Ardnadam Farm
Field at Ardnadam, the site of Neolithic remains
Location in Argyll and Bute
Town/CityArdnadam
StateArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Coordinates55.977856°N 4.947279°W / 55.977856; -4.947279 (Ardnadam Farm)

A nearby street is named Cromlech Road.[8] It runs between Ardnadam's Ferry Road and High Road (the A885) in Sandbank.

References
  1. Colegate, John (1868). Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay (Second ed.). p. 31.
  2. Francis Hindes Groome, ed. (1901). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland. p. 445.
  3. Brotchie, Theodore Charles Ferdinand (1911). Scottish Western Holiday Haunts. J. Menzies. p. 75.
  4. Wilson, Sir Daniel (2020-09-28). The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4656-0813-0.
  5. "Ardnadam, Adam's Grave | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. MacDonald, Hugh (1857). Days at the Coast: A Series of Sketches Descriptive of the Frith [sic] of Clyde - Its Watering-places, Its Scenery, and Its Associations. Thomas Murray and Son. p. 338.
  7. Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay (Second edition) - John Colegate (1868), page 32
  8. "Committe Location Plan Relevant to Application 08/01077/OUT" – Argyll and Bute Council
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