Dark Hedges in Nothern Ireland: Update
This post provides an important development as reported today. For ease of reference my original post of May 17th 2020 is repeated below. The situation regarding the avenue of trees is as follows: The avenue originally comprised 150 beech trees which were planted in 1775. Prior to today's announcement 86 trees remained. A safety check determined that 11 of the remaining trees were in poor condition of which 6 had to be felled.Of the remainder 4 required remedial work with assessment of 1 pending. The remaining trees have an age of about 250 years whereas the typical life span for the species is 150-200 years. Clearly, today's news is detrimental for tourists, especially Outlander fans. Dark Hedges, an incredible and eery site in Northern Ireland May 17, 2020 This evening, I am posting information on the unusual natural feature known as the ‘Dark Hedges’, near Stranocum in Northern Ireland. The feature comprises an avenue of very mature beech t...