Barregarrow ( ) is a hamlet and district in the Isle of Man. It is a hilly area and is part of the

Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907 Isle of Man TT, 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the e ...

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.

Bayr Garroo Wesleyan Methodist chapel

The Barregarrow

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chapel was visited by

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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 The Four Inch Course was a road racing, road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (automobiles), 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for cars, held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the I ...

for the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile races held in the Isle of Man between 1908 and 1922. In

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, the Four Inch Course for automobiles was first used by the Auto-Cycling Union for the

motorcycle races. This included the Barrowgarrow section and the course later became known as the 37.73 mile

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or ''TT Course'' or ''Snaefell Mountain Course'' or ''Elmo’s Mountain Course'' is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle ''TT Course'' i ...

, which has also been used since 1923 for the

Manx Grand Prix The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or ' Mountain Circuit') annually, usually at the end of August and early September. Traditionally the event has been staged over a two week period but this was reduce ...

races. 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 Rally Isle of Man (previously the ''Manx International Rally'' and formerly the ''Manx Trophy Rally'') is a car rally competition held in the Isle of Man. It was first held in 1963, and later became a well-known event in the British Open Rally ...

, 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…."

Gallery

File:Upper Ballanea Burial Mound - geograph.org.uk - 56731.jpg, A burial mound in Barregarrow district File:Barregarrow Isle of Man chapel after crossroads.jpg, A chapel within the district File:Barregarrow TT riders approaching the crossroads.jpg, Motorcyclists in Barregow competing in the Isle of Man TT race

References

{{Authority control Villages in the Isle of Man