Guthrie's Memorial (previously ''The Cutting'') is a S-bend corner between the 26 and 27 mile road-side markers on the primary

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Snaefell mountain road, part of the

Snaefell Mountain Course The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or ''TT Course'' is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle ''TT Course'' is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the sep ...

known mainly for motorcycle racing, situated in the

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parish of

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A18 Snaefell Mountain Road

The A18

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was developed in the mid-nineteenth century from a number of pre-existing roads, carting-tracks and bridle paths. This included installation of a number of sheep-gates, milestones, the building of a series of embankments, revetments, purpose built graded sections which reflected nineteenth century highway and railway building practices. This included the distinctive road embankments which gave the S-bend corner the previous name of ''The Cutting.'' This section of the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road from the Keppel Gate to Park Mooar / Park Llewellyn (North Barrule) was built on common grazing land that were transferred to the UK Crown following the sale of the Islands feudal rights by the

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after the Disafforesting Commission of 1860. The nearby revetment and embankment at the 27th Milestone is sometimes informally referred to as the ''Guthrie's Bridge.'' The western side embankment at Guthrie's Memorial was removed during the winter of 2004/2005 by the

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as a road traffic improvement, followed by a small section of the north-eastern embankment in April 2009. During the winter of 2012/2013 the stone TT Marshall's shelter at Guthrie's Memorial was demolished.

Motor-Sport Heritage

During the 1937 TT races,

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won the Junior race, but retired on lap five of the

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race, at ''The Cutting'' section of the course. After crashing fatally during the 1937

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a memorial to

was built in 1939 at ''The Cutting''.''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' page 18 dated 17 June 1939 Funded by public subscription, the memorial was built at the place where he retired in his last TT race. The inscription on the memorial reads: A further memorial called the "Guthrie Stone" was established in 1949 at the site of the fatal accident on the

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road course, near the German village of

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Gallery

File:Guthrie Memorial, Isle of Man.jpg, The inscription on the memorial

Sources

External links

Prohibited and Restricted Areas for the Isle of Man TT Races, Classic TT and Manx Grand Prix, 26th Milestone, Guthrie's Memorial, 27th Milestone and Mountain Mile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie'S Memorial Roads in the Isle of Man