Oliver's Mount

Oliver's Mount
Oliver's Mount Track Layout
LocationNorth Yorkshire, England
Coordinates54°15′47″N 0°24′18″W / 54.263°N 0.405°W / 54.263; -0.405
Opened1946
Major eventsFormula III
Oliver's Mount
Length2.41 miles (3.88 km)
Race lap record2:18.6 (Cliff Allison, Cooper-Norton, 1955, Formula III)
Startline scene in 1986

Oliver's Mount is an area of high ground overlooking Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It offers views over the town, a tribute monument to the war dead, camping and caravanning at selected times of the year, 10 football pitches, 1 rugby league pitch, in the past a small school, and a cafe, but may be primarily known for its motorcycle races. Oliver's Mount first held a motorcycle race in 1946, and continues to hold motorcycle circuit racing today, and also holds car rally and car hill-climb events. Cars have raced here twice, in 1955 and 1956.

In 2016 Oliver's Mount was the summit for the final classified climb on the third stage of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.[1]

The site also houses the broadcasting transmitter which provides TV and radio services to Scarborough and the surrounding areas.

Oliver's Mount is named after Oliver Cromwell, as it was thought that he had sited guns there, although there is no evidence that Cromwell visited Scarborough during the Civil War. This name was in use by 1804; previously the hill was known as Weaponness, which now refers to the area of the town around Oliver's Mount and Filey Road, and one of the wards of the borough.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Tour de Yorkshire Stage 3: When and where you need to be". itv.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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