Creg-ny-Baa | |
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Coordinates | 54°12′24″N 4°28′7″W / 54.20667°N 4.46861°W |
Built | 1864–1866, 1892, 1935, 1954 |
Creg-ny-Baa (English: /ˌkrɛɡnəˈbɑː/, Manx: [ˈkʰɾɛɡ nə ˈbɛ]; 'rock of the cow') [1] is located between the 3rd Milestone and 4th Milestone of the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road and the road junction with the secondary B12 'Creg-ny-Baa Back-Road', [2] in the parish of Kirk Onchan in the Isle of Man.
The former farm estate of Creg-ny-Baa [3] is located near to the current Creg-ny-Baa road junction. A new hotel, the Keppel Gate Inn [4] was built c.1885 [5] now known as the 'Keppel Hotel' or Creg-ny-Baa public house and restaurant. [6]
The area is also the site of a radio and telecommunications station built in 1939 for the UK General Post Office near to the Creg-ny-Baa road junction. [7]
The Creg-ny-Baa section of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road was part of the 52.15 mile Highland Course (amended to 40.38 miles in 1906 [8]) and the 37.50 Mile Four Inch Course used for car racing including the 1904 Gordon Bennett Trial and the RAC Tourist Trophy car races held between 1905 and 1922. [9]
In 1911 the Four Inch Course was first used by the Auto-Cycling Union for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races. [10] This included the Creg-ny-Baa section [11] and the course later became known as the 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course for motor-cycle racing which has been used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races. [12]
To enable motor-cycle and sidecar racing on the new Clypse Course for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races, during the winter of 1953–54 road widening and re-profiling occurred on the TT Course at the Creg-ny-Baa road junction along with nearby Signpost Corner, Cronk-ny-Mona and the approach to Governor's Bridge by the Isle of Man Highway and Transport Board. [13]
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Creg-ny-Baa | |
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Coordinates | 54°12′24″N 4°28′7″W / 54.20667°N 4.46861°W |
Built | 1864–1866, 1892, 1935, 1954 |
Creg-ny-Baa (English: /ˌkrɛɡnəˈbɑː/, Manx: [ˈkʰɾɛɡ nə ˈbɛ]; 'rock of the cow') [1] is located between the 3rd Milestone and 4th Milestone of the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road and the road junction with the secondary B12 'Creg-ny-Baa Back-Road', [2] in the parish of Kirk Onchan in the Isle of Man.
The former farm estate of Creg-ny-Baa [3] is located near to the current Creg-ny-Baa road junction. A new hotel, the Keppel Gate Inn [4] was built c.1885 [5] now known as the 'Keppel Hotel' or Creg-ny-Baa public house and restaurant. [6]
The area is also the site of a radio and telecommunications station built in 1939 for the UK General Post Office near to the Creg-ny-Baa road junction. [7]
The Creg-ny-Baa section of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road was part of the 52.15 mile Highland Course (amended to 40.38 miles in 1906 [8]) and the 37.50 Mile Four Inch Course used for car racing including the 1904 Gordon Bennett Trial and the RAC Tourist Trophy car races held between 1905 and 1922. [9]
In 1911 the Four Inch Course was first used by the Auto-Cycling Union for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races. [10] This included the Creg-ny-Baa section [11] and the course later became known as the 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course for motor-cycle racing which has been used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races. [12]
To enable motor-cycle and sidecar racing on the new Clypse Course for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races, during the winter of 1953–54 road widening and re-profiling occurred on the TT Course at the Creg-ny-Baa road junction along with nearby Signpost Corner, Cronk-ny-Mona and the approach to Governor's Bridge by the Isle of Man Highway and Transport Board. [13]
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