- Brandywell, Isle of Man
Brandywell is situated between the 31st Milestone and 32nd Milestone road-side marker on the
Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road and the road junction with the secondary B10 Sartfield Road in the parish of Lezayre in theIsle of Man .Brandywell Corner was part of the
Highland Course andFour Inch Course used for theGordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1922. The Brandywell Corner is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for theIsle of Man TT andManx Grand Prix Races.The area is dominated by the nearby
Snaefell Mountain with an elevation of 621m (2036 feet) above sea level and the nearby summits of Beinn-y-Phott (544m), Mullagh Ouyr (491m) and Carraghan (500m). The name originates from a nearby water-well that was used by local shepherds to brand and sort flocks of mountain sheep. ["An Illustrated Encylopedia of the Isle of Man" by David T.Webber Revised by Frank Cowin and F.J.Radcliffe pp 24 (1997) The Manx Experience ISBN 1 873120 25 7] The area has a stone shelter and an Isle of Man Department of Transport Weather Station. ["Isle of Man Examiner" pp4 dated 9th September 2008]The Brandywell Corner was subject to road widening with the removal of the Beinn-y-Phott sheep-gate on the A18 Mountain Road for the
1935 Isle of Man TT Races. ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated 25th May 1935]ources
External links
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-2009/Circuit-Guide/Competitors/BungalowBridge-ThirtyThirdMilestone.aspx Bungalow Bridge to 33rd Milestone] with
Steve Hislop , 11 times TT winner
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-2009/Circuit-Guide/Spectators/The%20Bungalow%20to%20Kattes%20Cottage.aspx TT Spectator Guide Section]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-2009/Circuit-Guide.aspx Map of course]
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