Dark Hedges: Cutting down of some trees made famous by Game Of Thrones begins

A road closed sign as workmen begin to remove a number of trees in Northern Ireland’s Dark Hedges, near Armoy in Co Antrim (Liam McBurney/PA)

An operation has begun in Co Antrim to fell several trees made famous by the Game Of Thrones series.

The work will see six of the trees at the Dark Hedges removed and remedial work carried out on several others.