Barregarrow ( )Place Names of The Isle of Man – Da Ny Manninee Dooie Volume Two. Sheading of Michael: (Kirk Michael, Ballaugh and Jurby) pages 47–48 Kirk Michael by George Broderick – Turbingen; Niemeyer NE:HST (1995) Manx Place- Name Survey, Max Niemeyer Verlag Tübingen (Gesamtwerk) 3-484-40130-3 (Band 2) Druck und Eiband: Weihert-Druck GmbH Darmstadt. “Barregarrow Small district SC38NW SC31408806. Rough road Mx. bayr garroo"). is a hamlet and district in the Isle of Man. It is a hilly area and is part of the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race course.
Description The area of Bayr Garrow or Barrowgarrow is a former area of mountain commons or "rough" pasture situated on a series of ridge-lines formed by a post-glacial lake (), opposite to Cronk Urleigh, that drained via the Ballaleigh valley, westwards into the river of Glen Mooar on the A4 Peel to Kirk Michael road. The mountain grazing land of Sartfell Park is on the western side of the nearby Sartfell mountain and Barrowgarrow crossroads.Place Names of The Isle of Man – Da Ny Manninee Dooie Volume Two. Sheading of Michael: (Kirk Michael, Ballaugh and Jurby) page 95 Kirk Michael by George Broderick – Tubingen; Niemeyer NE:HST (1995) Manx Place – Name Survey, Max Niemeyer Verlag Tubingen (Gesamtwerk) 3-484-40130-3 (Band 2) Druck und Eiband: Weihert-Druck GmbH Darmstadt.
Bayr Garroo Wesleyan Methodist chapel The Barregarrow Methodist chapel was visited by John Wesley in June 1781. He wrote in his journal:
Motorsport heritage The Barrowgarrow section of the A3 Castletown to Ramsey road was part of the 37.50-mile Four Inch Course for the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile races held in the Isle of Man between 1908 and 1922.Isle of Man Car Races 1904–1953 page 30 by Neil Hanson (2015) Lily Publications
In 1911, the Four Inch Course for automobiles was first used by the Auto-Cycling Union for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races. This included the Barrowgarrow sectionThe Guardian page 16 Tuesday 16 June 1968 and the course later became known as the 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, which has also been used since 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races.The History of the Manx Grand Prix page 7, 8, 9 by Bill Snelling Amulree Publishing(1998) Manx Heritage Foundation
The C4 Ballaleigh Road, with its junction with the A3 Castletown to Ramsey road at the Barregarrow crossroads, has been used as part of timed stages for the Rally Isle of Man, the former Manx International Rally and the Manx National Rally events.Statutory Document No 120 /94 Road Races Act MANX NATIONAL RALLY ORDER 1994 Coming into Operation: 14 May 1994 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, PORTS AND PROPERTIES (1994) “ 2 & 9 BARREGARROW, LHERGYDHOO, ST JOHNS 9.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and 1.35 p.m. – 5.05 p.m. The C4 Ballaleigh Road from its junction with the A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road at Barregarrow to its junction with the A4 Peel to Kirk Michael Coast Road at Ballagawne…."
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