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The Bungalow, Isle of Man, one of a handful of better-known vantage points spread around the
Snaefell Mountain Course, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary
A18 A18 or A-18 is a three-character acronym that may refer to:
* A18 road (disambiguation), in several countries
* A-18 Shrike, a Curtiss Model 76A twin radial engine monoplane service test aircraft of the mid-1930s
* Aero A.18, a Czech fighter aircra ...
Mountain Road, the
A14 Sulby Glen Road and the road-tramway crossing for the
Snaefell Mountain Railway
The Snaefell Mountain Railway ( gv, Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects w ...
in the parish of Lezayre in the
Isle of Man
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The
Bungalow tramway-crossing was part of the
Highland Course
Highroads Course was a road-racing circuit used for the Gordon Bennett British Eliminating Trial held in the Isle of Man for the 1904 and 1905 Tourist Trophy Race involving touring automobiles and cars. The events were held on public roads clos ...
and
Four Inch Course
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 parliament of the Isle of Man). The name of the course derives from the regu ...
used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and
Tourist Trophy automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1922. The Bungalow is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the
Isle of Man TT
The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...
and from 1923 for the
Manx Grand Prix Races.
The area is dominated by
Snaefell
Snaefell ( on, snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – ( gv, Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than on the Isle of Man, at above sea level. The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communica ...
Mountain with an elevation of 621m (2036 feet) above sea level and the nearby summits of Beinn-y-Phott (544m), Mullagh Ouyr (491m), Carraghan (500m), Clagh Ouyr (551m) and
North Barrule
North Barrule ( gv, Baarool Twoaie ; on, varŏa-fjall, lookout or cairn mountain) is the second highest peak in the Isle of Man at . From the summit the northern plain of the Isle of Man can be viewed along with the coastlines of Ireland, Cumbr ...
(565m).
The
tramway lines of the Snaefell Mountain Railway cross the A18 Mountain Road at the adjacent
Bungalow Station. The pedestrian bridge over the road was first erected in time for the 1965 TT races by the ''Manx Electric Railway Board'' to allow race spectators access to both sides of the course whilst retaining access to the cafe facilities.
The name ''The Bungalow'' derives from the former Bungalow Hotel, a Swiss Chalet design, modular-kit wood-built structure with corrugated roof erected by the Isle of Man Tramway and Electrical Power Co, Ltd as part of the
Snaefell Mountain Railway
The Snaefell Mountain Railway ( gv, Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects w ...
. It was rented to Isle of Man Breweries Ltd for £35 per annum in 1900.
![Awaiting the Brave at Bungalow Station - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Awaiting_the_Brave_at_Bungalow_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_505958.jpg)
The Bungalow Hotel was demolished during the winter of 1958 and replaced with a small concrete shelter designed by D.W.Calder. This shelter was in turn demolished in 2002 and replaced by the current Bungalow Station for the Snaefell Railway. The former
Ministry of Defence buildings at the Bungalow, a former
ROTOR
Rotor may refer to:
Science and technology
Engineering
* Rotor (electric), the non-stationary part of an alternator or electric motor, operating with a stationary element so called the stator
*Helicopter rotor, the rotary wing(s) of a rotorcraft ...
radar station, were previously occupied by Murray's Motorcycle Museum which closed, but has reopened at a new site at
Santon in the south-east of the island. The buildings were converted into the Victory Cafe
in time for the 2022 Isle of Man TT.
Sources
External links
Isle of Man Government Webcam Bungalow StationBungalow Bridge to Thirty Third Milestonewith
Steve Hislop
Robert Steven Hislop (11 January 1962 – 30 July 2003) was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, won the British 250cc Championship (1990) and British Superbike championship (1995 and 2002).
Hislop die ...
, 11 times TT winner
TT Spectator Guide Section The Bungalow to Kate's CottageMap of course
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