Tower Bends
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| Tower Bends | |
|---|---|
 Albert Tower seen from the Gooseneck with Ramsey bay and Bride hills in background | |
| Location | At the 25th Milestone road marker on the Snaefell Mountain Road designated A18 |
| Coordinates | 54°18′38″N 4°22′48″W / 54.31056°N 4.38000°W |
  Location of Tower Bends in Isle of Man | |
Tower Bends (in Manx: Ballastowell – the farm of McStoile)[1] is a point on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the Snaefell Mountain Road, designated A18, in the parish of Maughold in the Isle of Man.
Following soon after Waterworks and continuing the climb out of Ramsey town in the direction taken by race competitors, it is a sequence of bends at an elevation of 400 feet (122 metres) above sea level at the 25th Milestone road-side marker on the 37+ mile circuitous-course, measured from the startline at the TT Grandstand.[2] After Tower Bends, the climb continues to the Gooseneck and thereafter the start of the Snaefell Mountain section.
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.
