There is a road in Scotland that looks like it is going up hill, when really it is going down, where is this?

Answer 1

there are loads of them try a search looking for magnetic roads ,thats what ive always been told they are called.


anyone who doesn't understand ...... the car sits on what you think is a hill and when you put it into neutral the car drives up the hill.
I am in Northern Ireland and know of a few over here.

I was told it was due to the way the road had been made and magnetic forces maybe that was rubbish ,until i find proper name for it ive no idea where it would be saying on a map, these things are normally known by locals.

Answer 2

The best known one is Electric Brae in Ayrshire. Made famous by General Dwight D Eisenhower who stayed nearby and brought visitors to see the phenomenon and also by a novel called Electric Brae written by Andrew Greig.

There's also a stretch of the A9 south of Inverness which gives the same impression. Because it's such a busy road it's not practical to put it to the test in a car although myself and friends have tested it on bikes.

On one of the offshore islands (I think it's in the Hebrides) there's another similar road and for a long time it was beleived that the gravity from the nearby granite hill was responsible.

Such hills are known as Magnetic Hills, Gravity Hills or Mystery Hills and can be found in many countries. There's a video here showing cars and buses rolling 'uphill' at Magnetic Hill near Moncton in Canada... http://travelvideo.tv/videos/newbrunswick/magnetichillvideo.html

There's more info here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Brae
http://www.eureka4you.com/magnetichillworldwide/Ayrshire-UK.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_hill

Answer 3

Electric Brae
"The ELECTRIC BRAE", known locally as CROY BRAE.
This runs the quarter mile [400 m] from the bend overlooking Croy railway viaduct in the west (286 feet [87.17 m] Above Ordnance Datum) to the wooded Craigencroy Glen (303 feet [92.35 m] above A.O.D.) to the east.
Whilst there is this slope of 1 in 86 upwards from the bend at the Glen, the configuration of the land on either side of the road provides an optical illusion making it look as if the slope is going the other way.
Therefore, a stationary car on the road with the brakes off will appear to move slowly uphill.
The term 'Electric Brae' dates from a time when it was incorrectly thought to be a phenomenon caused by electric or magnetic attraction within the Brae


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Brae

Answer 4

Scotland

Answer 5

"The 'Electric Brae', known locally as Croy Brae.
This runs the quarter mile from the bend overlooking Croy railway viaduct in the west (286 feet Above Ordnance Datum) to the wooded Craigencroy Glen (303 feet above A.O.D.) to the east.
Whilest there is this slope of 1 in 86 upwards from the bend at the Glen, the configuration of the land on either side of the road provides an optical illusion making it look as if the slope is going the other way.
Therefore, a stationary car on the road with the brakes off will appear to move slowly uphill.
The term 'Electric Brae' dates from a time when it was incorrectly thought to be a phenomenon caused by electric or magnetic attraction within the Brae."

Answer 6

Electric Brae south of Ayr on the A719 near Dunure.

Answer 7

Electric Brae in Croy, Ayrshire, its a steep hill but driving in a car it should roll down the hill but it doesn't

Answer 8

Sounds like the 'Magic Road' from an episode of Father Ted.

'so it's kind of a mad road then Ted?'

Answer 9

Im Scottish and have never heard of this //i will be interested to know as well

Answer 10

I saw a programme on this ........fascinating.

Electric Brae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Brae