The Dark Hedges is an avenue of large mature beech trees, which were planted by James Stuart to frame an avenue to his home. There are two explanations for its name.
One: It is called dark because the massive trees block a lot of the light, resulting in a "dark" tunnel that looks like a hedge.
Two: The hedges are said to be spooky as it is said that they are haunted by a spirit known as the Grey Lady, who wanders the avenue of trees, always disappearing at the last beech tree.
Time, Storms, and damage have caused many of the trees to be lost but around 90 of the original 150 trees are still surviving strongly.
