Windy Corner

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Windy Corner

Windy Corner taken from the top of Cairn Gerjoil looking north-west towards Beinn-y-Phott mountain
Windy Corner (Isle of Man)
Windy Corner
Coordinates: 54°13′52″N 4°27′58″W / 54.231, -4.466
OS grid ref. SC392845
Parish Lonan
Course distance 32.32 mi (52 km)
Preceded by 32nd Milestone
Followed by 33rd Milestone

The Windy Corner is a corner on the primary A18 road in the parish of Lonan in the Isle of Man.

The Windy Corner is situated between the 32nd Milestone and 33rd Milestone on the Mountain Course on the primary A18 road. The Windy Corner is part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy automobile car races between 1904 and 1911. Also, it is part of the Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races.

This section of primary A18 road including the Windy Corner was subject to road-widening and re-profiled during the winter of 2005-2006.

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