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27 Governors Road Onchan IM3 1AY
27 Governors Road is one of five adjoining houses on Governors Road, Onchan, all registered as protected buildings on the same date, 11 September 1989. No further verifiable history of this particular house's construction or occupants was found.
27th Milestone
The 27th Milestone is the site of the corner now signed "MD's", named in 2025 to honour Michael Dunlop's 27th TT win in 2024, the victory that took him past his late uncle Joey Dunlop's long-standing record of 26 wins.
28th Milestone
No additional history was found for the 28th Milestone. It lies on the mountain road between the MD's corner and Verandah, without a distinct name of its own.
29, 30 & 31 Athol Street Douglas IM1 1LB
This is a registered group of buildings at 29, 30 & 31 Athol Street, a street of legal and commercial premises in central Douglas dating from the era of the Dukes of Atholl. No further verifiable historical detail specific to these three addresses could be found.
29th Milestone
No additional history was found for the 29th Milestone specifically, though it sits on the climb toward Verandah, the run of bends at around 1,300 feet elevation, which begins shortly afterward.
2nd Milestone
The 2nd Milestone lies at Snugbrough on the A2 road in the early part of the course. No further verifiable history beyond its use as a distance reference point was found.
3 Castle Street Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LF
Number 3 Castle Street forms part of a row that, according to William Henry Cooper's history, may incorporate 17th-century fabric shown in Daniel King's 1643 drawings of Castletown, though the row has since seen very radical rebuilding. It stands close to Castle Rushen among Castle Street's mix of historic shops and houses.
3 Parliament Lane Castletown IM9 1LB
Number 3 Parliament Lane is a house in the narrow lane running off Parliament Square in old Castletown. No verifiable specific history for this address could be confirmed from available sources.
3 The Parade Castletown IM9 1LG
Number 3 The Parade was, according to William Henry Cooper's account of the town, occupied by the Manx Bank before that bank relocated to Market Square, with Robert Cretney serving as its agent. Between the wars the house went on to serve as the Methodist Manse. It stands among the Georgian terrace of The Parade opposite Castle Rushen.
3 The Quay Castletown IM9 1LD
Number 3 The Quay sits among Castletown's row of harbourfront houses. No verifiable specific history for this individual address could be confirmed from available sources beyond its position on the historic quay.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 And 10 Auckland Terrace & West House, Ramsey.
Auckland Terrace's houses appear in Ramsey's nineteenth-century trade and residential directories, which give a glimpse of who lived there in Victorian times: Thomas Moore, described as a gentleman, was recorded at No. 7 in the 1863 Thwaites directory, alongside Joseph Frederick Greene and Jane Hunter at No. 5; by 1894 Brown's Directory records Edward H. Dawson living at No. 9. The terrace, together with West House, is now registered as a group on the Isle of Man's Registered Buildings list.
30th Milestone
No additional history was found for the 30th Milestone. It falls on the mountain road between Verandah and the Bungalow, without a distinct name or recorded history of its own.
31st Milestone
The 31st Milestone coincides with Hailwood's Rise, the incline leading away from the S-bend at the Bungalow toward Hailwood's Height, one of the highest points on the course.
33rd Milestone
No additional history was found for the 33rd Milestone specifically. It lies on the descent between Windy Corner and Keppel Gate, without a distinct name of its own.
34th Milestone
The 34th Milestone lies close to Keppel Gate, the left-hand bend on the descent from Brandywell toward Creg-ny-Baa.
35th Milestone
The 35th Milestone marker gives its name to Gob-ny-Geay, a right-hand jink in the fast downhill straight after Creg-ny-Baa, one of the few points on the course where the milestone itself is recorded as the corner's namesake.
36th Milestone
The 36th Milestone coincides with Hillberry Corner, the downhill right-hander off Brandish that bottoms out before the steep climb to Cronk-ny-Mona.
37th Milestone
The 37th Milestone falls near the Nook, a small right-hand junction on the closing stretch of the course, shortly before Governor's Bridge and the final run down to the finish line on Glencrutchery Road.
3rd Milestone
The 3rd Milestone is one of the numbered mile markers along the Snaefell Mountain Course. No specific history beyond its role as a distance marker was found.
4 - 11 Harris Terrace Douglas IM1 3LZ
4-11 Harris Terrace is a registered terrace of buildings in Douglas, now in mixed residential and commercial use. No further verifiable historical detail about its construction date or original development could be confirmed from available sources.
4 Finch Road Douglas IM1 2PT
4 Finch Road stands on a street in central Douglas that dates back to at least the early nineteenth century, referred to as 'Vinche's Road' in an 1831 newspaper reference and as 'Finch's Road' on John Wood's 1833 map, a name recalling the Vinch family, who held land at nearby Ballakermeen. The road became established as a location for professional offices close to the Legislative Buildings and Douglas's main banks. No further verifiable history specific to number 4 itself was found.
4 Parliament Square Castletown IM9 1LA
According to William Henry Cooper's account, the houses at 3-4 Parliament Square, known locally as 'the Bank', were occupied for many years by the Schofield family, including joiners Thomas and Robert and their sibling James. The site also housed a succession of banks: first Dumbell's Bank, then Parr's Bank, and later the Westminster Bank, reflecting Parliament Square's long association with Castletown's banking trade alongside its role as the historic seat of the House of Keys.
4 Quay Lane Castletown IM9 1LE
Number 4 Quay Lane is a house in the lane linking The Quay to the centre of Castletown. No verifiable specific history for this address could be confirmed from available sources.
4 The Quay Castletown IM9 1LD
According to William Henry Cooper's account of the town, the house at 4 The Quay was once the Harbour Master's House; originally it had no entrance directly from the Quay, access instead being from the lane behind, until Harbour Master Thomas Kewish had a flight of stairs built so residents could reach the house from the quayside. The adjacent Harbour Master's Office on the site was rebuilt in 2000. The house sits among Castletown's row of harbourfront properties overlooking the historic quay.