Kate's Cottage is situated at the 34th Milestone road-side marker 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...

 on the primary A18

A18 road (Isle of Man)

The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road or Mountain Road is 15.30 miles long road in the Isle of Man and is a primary road which connects Douglas with Ramsey. The A18 Mountain Road is part of Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand...

 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan 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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As Keppel Gate, the section of A18 Mountain Road including Kate's Cottage and the accompanying Keppel sheep-gates was part of the Highland Course and 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 Gordon Bennett Trial and 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 1904 and 1922. The corner 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.

The A18 Mountain Road was developed in the mid-19th century from a number of pre-existing roads and bridle paths. This included the building of a number of sheep-gates including the East Mountain Gate, the Beinn-y-Phott sheep-gate at Brandywell

Brandywell, Isle of Man

Brandywell is situated between the 31st Milestone and 32nd Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road and the road junction with the secondary B10 Sartfield Road in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man....

 and Keppel Gate. The section of road from Keppel Gate to Park Llewelyn is a product of the Disaforesting Commission of 1860. Contemporary photographs of the Isle of Man TT races in the 1920s and 1930's show a sheep-gates at Kate's Cottage and also at Keppel Gate and the name Kepple Gate referred to both corners. The typical nineteenth century Isle of Man stone-walled cottage was occupied by the Mountain Shepherd Cecil Rhodes Tate and Gladys Tate and a BBC commentator mistakenly referred to "Tate's Cottage" as Kate's Cottage. The property was formerly owned by the Isle of Man Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Isle of Man)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or DAFF is a former department of the Isle of Man Government.In April 2010, the Department was broken up and most functions absorbed by Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture...

 and was sold at public auction

Public auction

A public auction is an auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by the government, or property which is sold under the authority of a court of law or a government agency with similar authority....

 and is now in private ownership. In the recent building of a TT Marshals' shelter at Keppel Gate

Keppel Gate

Keppel Gate is situated adjacent to the 34th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man....

, the original stone gatepost from Keppel Gate was incorporated into its design.

External links

• Keppel Gate to Cronk ny Mona with Steve Hislop
  Steve Hislop
  Steven 'Hizzy' Hislop was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won the Isle of Man TT eleven times and also the British 250cc Championship and British Superbike championship ....
  
  , 11 times TT winner
• TT Spectator Guide Section Creg-ny-Baa to Governor's Bridge
• Map of course