A3Castletown to Ramsey Road at Ballig Bridge looking North along the TT course
Ballig (Manx: farm of the hollow, also known as Ballig Bridge)[1] is a small hamlet of a few houses situated between the 8th and 9th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course between Ballacraine and Glen Helen. It is the site of a former notorious hump-back bridge used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the primary A3Castletown to Ramsey and the road junction with the A20 Poortown Road in the parish of German in the Isle of Man.
Manx, also known as Manx Gaelic, and also historically spelled Manks, is a Goidelic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, that was spoken as a first language by the Manx people on the Isle of Man until the death of the last native speaker, Ned Maddrell, in 1974. Despite this, the language has never fallen completely out of use, with a minority having some knowledge of it; in addition, Manx still has a role as an important part of the island's culture and heritage. Manx has been the subject of language revival efforts with estimates, in 2015, of around 1,800 people with varying levels of second language conversational ability. Since the late 20th century, Manx has become more visible on the island, with increased signage, radio broadcasts and a bilingual primary school. The revival of Manx has been made easier because the language was well-recorded; for example, the Bible had been translated into Manx, and audio recordings had been made of native speakers.
Ballacraine, also known as Ballacraine Corner, is one of the named corners of the Snaefell Mountain Course, the motorcycle racing course of the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix.
Glen Helen an area of wooded valleys, is known for the sweeping left-bend and uphill exit towards Creg Willey's Hill on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races.
The Four Inch Course was a road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for cars, held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald. The name of the course derives from the regulations for the 1908 Tourist Trophy adopted by the Royal Automobile Club, which limited the competitors' engines to a cylinder-diameter of four inches. The Four-Inch Course was adopted by the Auto-Cycle Club for the 1911 Isle of Man TT Races. The Four-Inch Course was subsequently known as the Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course when used for motor-cycle racing.
The International Tourist Trophy is an award given by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and awarded semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1905 and continues to be awarded to this day, making it the longest lasting continually-awarded trophy in motorsports. Tourist Trophy events have been part of major national and international racing series, including the World Sportscar Championship, World Touring Car Championship, European Touring Car Championship, FIA GT Championship, and British Touring Car Championship. It has been awarded to races within a championship, and as a standalone event on various occasions. From 2013, It was announced that the Tourist Trophy would be awarded as part of the 6 Hours of Silverstone in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the first time it has been awarded as part of a sportscar world championship since 1964.
The St John's Short Course was a road-racing street circuit used for the Isle of Man TT held between 1907 and 1910.
The area is dominated by the farmland, including the Beary Mountain, St John's village, and Tynwald Mills. A number of changes occurred to the Mountain Course during the 1930s with extensive road widening on the A18 Mountain Road and the removal of the hump-back bridge and road straightening[2] at Ballig for the 1935 racing season and the road work is completed for the Manx Grand Prix in September 1935. The George Formby film No Limit (1936 film) used the 1935 Isle of Man TT races as a backdrop for filming including Ballig Bridge.
For the 1935 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, Stanley Woods provided another surprise by moving again, from Husqvarna to Moto Guzzi.
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↑ Place Names of the Isle of Man by John Kneen MA pp382 (1970) Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh The Scolar Press
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Ramsey Hairpin
is a point on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the Snaefell Mountain Road, designated as A18, in the parish of Maughold in the Isle of Man.
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Greeba Bridge is situated between the 6 and 7 road-side mile markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road and the Greeba Mill Road in the Isle of Man parish of German.
Ballagarraghyn is situated between the 7th and 8th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road in the parish of German in the Isle of Man.
Doran's Bend is situated between the 7th and 8th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road in the parish of German in the Isle of Man.
Creg Willey's Hill, Craig Wyllys, or Creg Willey's is situated close to the 10th milestone road-side marker after Sarah's Cottage on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road in the parish of German in the Isle of Man.
Ballaugh Bridge,, is a hump-backed road bridge over a stream situated between the 17th and 18th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course in Ballaugh village, on the primary A3 Castletown-to-Ramsey road and adjacent side junctions with the A10 Ballaugh-to-Ramsey coast road and the tertiary C37 Ballaugh Glen Road in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man.
Ballacrye Corner is situated between the 17th and 18th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road, in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man.
Cronk-ny-Mona is situated between the 36 and 37 mile markers used for the Snaefell Mountain Course, being on the primary A18 Mountain Road at the road junction with the A21 Johnny Watterson('s) Lane and the tertiary C10 Scholag Road in the Isle of Man parish of Onchan.
The Mountain Mile is a 1.3 mile section of a purpose-built graded road situated between the 27th and 29th Milestone roadside markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races on the A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
Glen Duff is a point on the Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races situated between the 21st and 22nd Milestone road-side markers on the 37+ mile circuitous road-race course, measured from the startline at the TT Grandstand,
Ballacobb is situated between the 16th and 17th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course, on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road at the side-junction with the tertiary U16 Slieu Curn Road, in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man.
Alpine Cottage including the adjacent Alpine House is situated between the 16th and 17th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man.
Whitegates, a left-curve, is situated adjacent the 24th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races and the 15th Milestone on the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road in the town of Ramsey, Isle of Man in the Isle of Man.
The Nook is situated on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man between the 37th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course and the TT Grandstand on the primary A2 Glencrutchery Road in the town of Douglas.
