Mather's Cross

Mather's Cross in County Antrim, Northern Ireland is a road junction situated on the primary A29 Portrush to Coleraine road and the tertiary Islandtasserty road and Atlantic road.

This section of the A29 road has been part of the North West 200 (Portstewart-Coleraine-Portrush) 'Triangle' motorcycle racing circuit from 1929. It is the highest point of the course at 47 metres (155 ft) above sea level. At this section of the course there have been four fatal accidents to motorcycle competitors including Mervyn Robinson in 1980,^[1] Robert Dunlop in 2008,^[2] and Mark Young in 2009.^[3] For the 2010 races a chicane was incorporated as a safety feature to slow competitors.

References

↑ Irish Bike pp2 dated September 2000
↑ Isle of Man Examiner pp2 dated 20 May 2008
↑ Manx Independent p42 dated 22 May 2009

External links

Map of "The Triangle"

North West 200

Millbank Avenue Primrose Hill York Road Corner Mill Road Galvally Station Corner Cromore Black Bridge Kiltinney Dundooan University Corner Ballasally Roundabout Nicholl's Islandtasserty Mather's Cross Maddeybenney Carnalridge Magheraboy Metropole Corner Church Corner Black Hill Juniper Hill

Northern Ireland racing circuits

Aghadowey Circuit Ards - TT Circuit Armoy Circuit Bishopscourt - Downpatrick Carrowdore Circuit Coleraine - The Triangle Clady Circuit Cookstown - Orritor Circuit Cranfield Circuit Dundrod Circuit Kirkistown Circuit Mid - Antrim Nutt's Corner Circuit St. Angelo Tandragee White Mountain - Lisburn

Coordinates: 55°10′13″N 6°39′41″W / 55.17028°N 6.66139°W / 55.17028; -6.66139

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