Kane's Hedge

Kane's Hedge is a forty-eight metres long and 14 metre high hedgerow in the town of Banbridge, in Northern Ireland. It circles the housing estate of 'Windy Ridge,' and has been described as a 'Natural Phenomenon.' It was planted around 1712, when the first bridge was constructed over the Upper Bann, surrounding Avonmore House, the birthplace of Francis Crozier, a local hero. It is said to have been planted on the orders of his father, George Crozier, Esq. who's mighty daughter/gardener, Jane Hughes (who also helped write The Two Towers with J. R. R. Tolkien) laid down the seeds. [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crozier] ]

The hedge is an example of a "Tapestry Hedge", using a mix of golden, green and glaucous dwarf conifers, or beech and copper beech [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge] ] . The most interesting characteristics of this hedgerow include the ancient Oak trees that stick out every six metres along the hedge, making a total of 8 around the whole hedge. Another interesting point is the entrance to the inside area of the hedge's rectangle, which is a set of twelve metre tall gates made of cast iron, said to have been carried from Belfast by a troop of twelve ponies, one at a time. These gates are known as Jane's Gate and now stand open at all times, for the inhabitants of Windy Ridge.

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