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Ardnadam Farm

Coordinates: 55°58′40″N 4°56′50″W / 55.977856°N 4.947279°W / 55.977856; -4.947279 (Ardnadam Farm)
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Ardnadam Farm
Field at Ardnadam, the site of Neolithic remains
Ardnadam Farm is located in Argyll and Bute
Ardnadam Farm
Location in Argyll and Bute
Town/CityArdnadam
StateArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Coordinates55°58′40″N 4°56′50″W / 55.977856°N 4.947279°W / 55.977856; -4.947279 (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]

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

References

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  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