The Dark hedges
So what`s special about these strange looking trees.
Interlocking branches that twist and turn to the sky.
Well they have featured in the popular TV series Game of Thrones.
Named Kings Road.In 2016 when Storm Gertrude uprooted several of the 200-year-old trees, the wood was salvaged and used to create 10 intricately carved Game of Thrones doors.
The tree s were planted in the eighteenth century by the Stuart family.They were planted close to the entrance of a Georgian mansion.The idea was to make a great impression to anyone approaching the house. Think it worked.
So what`s special about these strange looking trees.
Interlocking branches that twist and turn to the sky.
Well they have featured in the popular TV series Game of Thrones.
Named Kings Road.In 2016 when Storm Gertrude uprooted several of the 200-year-old trees, the wood was salvaged and used to create 10 intricately carved Game of Thrones doors.
The tree s were planted in the eighteenth century by the Stuart family.They were planted close to the entrance of a Georgian mansion.The idea was to make a great impression to anyone approaching the house. Think it worked.
The Dark hedges are on Bregagh Road between Armoy and Stranocum in County Antrim
The road is now closed to cars due to the show`s popularity.
We parked on the roadside before walking through.Not sure if we were taking a chance.
The road is now closed to cars due to the show`s popularity.
We parked on the roadside before walking through.Not sure if we were taking a chance.
Romantic, atmospheric, tunnel-like avenue of intertwined beech.
The trees block a lot of the light, resulting in a “dark” tunnel that looks like a hedge.
The trees block a lot of the light, resulting in a “dark” tunnel that looks like a hedge.