Greeba Castle is situated between the 5th Milestone and 6th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course

Snaefell mountain course

Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races held in the Isle of Man from 1911 and 1923 respectively. The racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald...

 used for the Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

 Races on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas

Douglas, Isle of Man

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 to Peel road in the parish of German

German (parish)

German is a parish in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man. it formerly included Peel, where St German's Cathedral is located. It includes most of the village of St John's , where the Tynwald ceremony is located. It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near...

 in the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

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Greeba Castle is situated adjacent to the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road in the main Douglas to Peel central valley. The River Dhoo

River Dhoo

The River Dhoo is a river on the Isle of Man. The river begins in Marown and flows east towards Douglas through the central valley of the island. The river passes Crosby and Union Mills before meeting with the River Glass on the outskirts of Douglas where it flows out to sea through Douglas Harbour...

 and the former Douglas to Peel railway line runs parallel to the primary A1 main road through the parishes of German, Marown and Braddan. The nearby area to Greeba Castle is mainly farmland including the Greeba River and the former Greeba Curragh with the nearby summits of Greeba Mountain (422 m) Cronk Breck (245 m), Cronk-ny-Moghlane (189 m) and Slieau Ruy (479 m).

At the base of Greeba Mountain and the Greeba or Kings Plantation there are two Victorian castellated residences built in 1849 to the Gothic style. These houses, Greeba Towers and Greeba Castle built in an elevated position were designed by John Robinson of Douglas, a self-taught architect designing many properties in the town of Douglas

Douglas, Isle of Man

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 including the Bank of Mona (now the Tynwald

Tynwald

The Tynwald , or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council.The Houses sit jointly, for...

 Building), the Falcon Cliff, Douglas Head Hotel and the Derby Castle all with the castellated style and Gothic influence. The Victorian novelist Hall Caine

Hall Caine

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE , usually known as Hall Caine, was a Manx author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular, and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his...

 moved to the Isle of Man in 1894 and rented Greeba Castle for a six month period before residing in Peel. The house in a poor state of repair was purchased in 1896 and some remodelling of the house occurred by Hall Caine, living at Greeba Castle until his death in 1931.

Greeba Castle was part of the Four Inch Course

Four Inch Course

Four-Inch Course is a road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for racing automobiles. The races were held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald...

 used for the Tourist Trophy

RAC Tourist Trophy

The International Tourist Trophy is an award given by the Royal Automobile Club and awarded semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1905 and continues to be awarded to this day, making it the longest lasting trophy in...

 automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1905 and 1922. Also, Greeba Castle was part of the course used for 1905 International Motor-Cycle Cup Races held in the Isle of Man. It is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

 and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix

Manx Grand Prix

The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course every year for a two-week period usually spanning the end of August and early September. The 'MGP' or 'Manx' is considered to be the amateur riders' alternative to the Isle of Man TT Races held in May and June...

Races.

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