Northern Ireland's Dark Hedges were planted in the 18th century but have suffered so much damage over the past 250 years there are fears someone could be killed if action is not taken.
The row of 150 beech trees are a popular tourist attraction in Armoy, Co Antrim. Only 86 of the trees now remain after being damaged by age, rot and touristsA collection of beech trees popularised by the hit TV show Game of Thrones will have to be felled because they have become dangerously unstable, safety experts say.
The path was used as the Kingsroad, a track running much of the length of the land of Westeros which characters use to travel between the continent's Seven Kingdoms. They were planted in the 18th century to line the approach to a Georgian mansion in Ballymoney called Gracehill House. Advertisement However, what started as two rows of some 150 trees in total is now down to 86 because of rot, age, stormy weather and damage by tourists.
One was completely dead, according to the report by Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure. Mr Storey is also a member of the Dark Hedges Preservation Trust, which has called for just four or five trees to be cut down Councillors will be told that the rescue plans 'should help secure the continued presence of the majority of the protected trees, with an indicated life span of over 10 years'.
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