Lezayre / Ramsey - Lezayre Road, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
N 54° 19.284 W 004° 24.236
30U E 408686 N 6020190
The Lezayre Road (A3) crossing into Ramsey from Lezayre.
Waymark Code: WM146RC
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 05/01/2021
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This crossing is located on the Lezayre Road (A3) on the way into the town of Ramsey passed the Ramsey Grammar School. The Lezayre Road is part of the Isle of Man Motorcyle Racing Mountain Course which host the Isle of Man TT races and the Isle of Man Grand Prix races.
There are 21 local authorities on the Isle of Man of which Lezayre is one and Ramsey is another.
Lezayre is one of the thirteen parish local authorities whilst Ramsey is one of the four town districts local authorites.
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The sign Welcome to the Town of Ramsey 'failt erriu dys Rhumsaa' - is located on the Lezayre Road. The sign is situated on the left-hand side of the road when travelling towards Ramsey clockwise on the TT Course. The racers in the Manx TT races travel clockwise around the course.
Ramsey Town Commissioners were incorporated in 1865. Ramsey is today the Isle of Man's second town after the capital Douglas.
The sign is white with blue lining around the edge. The English lettering on the sign is black whist the Manx Gaelic lettering is red.
The literal translation of the Manx Gaelic 'failt erriu dys Rhumsaa' is - "welcome on you to Ramsey'.
At the top of the sign is the crest of the Ramsey Town Commissioners. The crest features the ‘Triskelion' symbol of the Isle of Man and a stylised picture of The Albert Tower which overlooks the Town, from Albert Mount, and was erected to commemorate the visit of Prince Albert the consort of Queen Victoria on 20 September 1847. On either side of the 'Tower' are the dates 1865 & 2015 which commemorate the date of the Town's incorporation and its 150 years anniversary.
In the corners of the sign are Celtic designs which are found on ancient stone crosses on the Island.
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