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Tower Bends
Tower Bends (in (マン島語:Ballastowell – the farm of McStoile))〔''Place Names of the Isle of Man'' by John Kneen MA pp526 (1970) Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh The Scolar Press〕 is situated adjacent the 25th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road in the parish of Maughold in the Isle of Man.
During a Royal visit to the Isle of Man by Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort aboard the Royal Yacht HMY Victoria and Albert on 20 September 1847, the Prince Consort was rowed ashore and landed at Ballure shore near Ramsey. After climbing the ''Lhergy Frissell'' (from (マン島語:the hill of Frissell or clan Frazer)), the Prince Consort viewed the nearby town of Ramsey and the northern plain of the Isle of Man.
The site became known as ''Albert's Mount'' and in 1848 a tower in the Scottish baronial style was built on the site of granite and local slate of 45 feet (13.5 m) in height and 16 feet (4.9m) square at the base.〔''An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Isle of Man'' by David T.Webber Revised by Frank Cowin and F.J.Radcliffe page 12 (1997) The Manx Experience ISBN 1-873120-25-7〕
The S-bend corners at Tower Bends were part of the Highland Course and the Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy car races held between 1904 and 1922. Tower Bends is now part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the TT and 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races.
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