Cronk-ny-Mona
Hillberry
Cronk-ny-Mona (
A18 Mountain Road at the road junction with the A21 Johnny Watterson('s) Lane and the tertiary C10 Scholag Road in the Isle of Man parish of Onchan
.
Cronk-ny-Mona, a steep hill topping-out to a sweeping left hand bend located after
Hillberry corner on the TT course, leads from agricultural farmland and passes through sympathetically-landscaped modern residential developments on either side, continuing the traditional rural theme and demarking the outer-margins of Douglas town. The hill interrupts the descent from Snaefell Mountain, which resumes at the next TT vantage point, the right turn at Signpost Corner, starting the run down through the outskirts of Douglas to the finish line at TT Grandstand
.
History
Cronk-ny-Mona was part of the
Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix
races.
For the
Creg-ny-Baa along with Signpost Corner, the section of road from Hillberry corner to Cronk-ny-Mona, and the approach to Governor's Bridge.[2]
Sources
External links
- Competitor Guide Keppel Gate to Cronk ny Mona[permanent dead link] with Steve Hislop, 11 times TT winner
- TT Spectator Guide Section Creg-ny-Baa to Governor's Bridge[permanent dead link]
- Map of course
54°11′00″N 4°28′33″W / 54.18333°N 4.47583°W
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