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11th Milestone
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| Snaefell Mountain Course | |
 Isle of Man |
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| Ordnance Survey Ref | SC 310 870 GB Grid |
| Parish | Michael parish |
| Course Distance | 11.00 Miles |
| Followed by | Handley's Corner |
| Preceded by | Cronk-y-Voddy |
11th Milestone or "Drinkwater's Bend"[1] is a corner on the Mountain Course on the primary A3 road in the parish of Michael in the Isle of Man.
The S-bend corner was part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1911. Also the 11th Milestone is part of the St.Johns Short Course and Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1907 for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races.
The area is dominated by the Ballamenagh and Shoughlaige-e-Caine farmland. During the 1850's the Castletown to Ramsey primary A3 Road was reprofiled between Cronk-y-Voddy and Handley's Corner.[2] This was to avoid marshland and steep inclines creating the distinctive S-bend known as "Drinkwater's Bend" after Ben Drinkwater who was killed at this point on the Mountain Course during the 1949 350cc Junior TT Race.
The original stone 11th Milestone was sited at the corner cafe at Glen Helen. A metal milestone[3] from the 1860's from the period of James Garrow as Isle of Man Surveyor-General[4] is now situated at Drinkwater's Bend as the 13th Milestone on the primary A3 Road.[5]
The current site of the 11th marker post or "11th Milestone" for the Snaefell Mountain Course has been placed at Cronk Bane Farmhouse on the Cronk-y-Voddy straight. The S-bend corner "Drinkerwater's Bend" still retains the name of 11th Milestone due to the distinctive metal milestone.
The corner was subjected to repair work and reprofiling during the winter of 2005/2006.
- ^ pp58 Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy by Nick Harris
- ^ Manx Milestones by Stuart Slack pp33 (1st Edition)(2003)The Manx Experience ISBN 1 873 120 58 3
- ^ Manx Milestones by Stuart Slack pp56-57 (1st Edition)(2003)The Manx Experience ISBN 1 873 120 58 3
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner dated 3rd May 1913
- ^ 1870 Isle of Man Survey - Ordnance Survey Map Grid Ref 230872
- Circuit Guide with Steve Hislop, 11 times TT winner
- Map of course
TT Grandstand - St Ninian's Crossroads - Bray Hill - Quarterbridge - Braddan Bridge - Union Mills - Ballahutchin Hill - Glenlough - Ballagarey Corner - Glen Vine - Crosby Cross-Roads - Highlander - Greeba Castle - Appledene - Greeba Bridge - Gorse Lea - Ballagarraghyn - Ballacraine - Ballaspur - Ballig - Doran's Bend - Laurel Bank - Black Dub - Glen Helen - Cronk Urleigh - Sarah's Cottage - Creg Willey's Hill - Lambfell Cottage - Cronk-y-Voddy - 11th Milestone - Handley's Corner - Barregarrow - 13th Milestone - Westwood Corner - Douglas Road Corner - Rhencullen - Birkin's Bends - Bishopscourt - Orrisdale North - Dub Cottage - Alpine Cottage - Ballaugh Bridge - Ballacrye Corner - Quarry Bends - Sulby - Sulby Bridge - Ginger Hall - Kerrowmoar - Glen Duff - Glentramman - Churchtown - Lezayre War Memorial - Sky Hill - Milntown Cottage - Gardener's Lane - School House Corner - Parliament Square, Ramsey - Cruickshanks Corner - Whitegates - Stella Maris - Ramsey Hairpin - Water Works Corner - Tower Bends - Gooseneck - 26th Milestone - Guthrie's Memorial - Mountain Mile - East Mountain Gate - Mountain Box - George's Folly - Black Hut - Verandah - Bungalow Bridge - Bungalow - Hailwood Rise - Brandywell - 32nd Milestone - Windy Corner - 33rd Milestone - Clark's Corner - Keppel Gate - Kate's Cottage - Creg-ny-Baa - Gob-ny-Geay - Brandish Corner - Hillberry Corner - Cronk-ny-Mona - Signpost Corner - Bedstead Corner - The Nook - Governor's Bridge - 38th Milestone
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