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Scenes from series 6 of Game of Thrones are being carved into the Dark Hedges trees felled by Storm Gertrude.

The majestic beeches, made famous by the HBO show , will become doors featuring intricately chiseled imagery from 10 episodes.

The first of the 10 doors is unveiled tonight as the eagerly anticipated sixth series gets under way on Sky Atlantic. It is being hung in The Cuan guest inn in Strangford, Co Down.

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The doors will be unveiled each week as season 6 unfolds - “referencing key scenes and events from the latest episode and incorporating some of the iconic symbols of the show”.

The wood from the fallen trees has been salvaged and the doors will hang in pubs and other venues near filming locations across Northern Ireland, giving visitors a brand new Game of Thrones Territory trail to follow.

Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell, said the show is continuing to bring tourism to Northern Ireland.

He added: “Screen tourism continues to be a growth area and the filming of Game of Thrones here in Northern Ireland continues to showcase our stunning scenery and countryside to the world. Fans from around the world have travelled to visit filming locations here and this Tourism Ireland campaign will help build on the success of their previous social media promotion, which saw dragon eggs for sale in Belfast and three-eyed ravens spotted across Northern Ireland.

“The online videos generated in the region of five million clicks, comments and shares and reached about 100 million fans across the world. I am certain the new initiative will continue to be a huge success, further encouraging fans to come and see for themselves the filming location of their favourite show.”

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Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said TV and film are “recognised as strong influencers on travellers everywhere and the stellar popularity of Game of Thrones is a fantastic opportunity for us to promote Northern Ireland to a huge audience of potential visitors”.

He added: “Our latest campaign is a fun and innovative way to bring the destination to the attention of Game of Thrones fans everywhere - they will see our ads, spiking their curiosity about the landscapes and locations featured in the series and inspiring them to come and explore them for themselves.”

Another element of the campaign includes a limited edition Game of Thrones stamp for letters and packages posted in Northern Ireland during the campaign. The campaign will also include some “other surprising features around Northern Ireland, which will be rolled out by Tourism Ireland over the coming weeks”.

Tourism Ireland is also to release a mixture of short films and images from the campaign on Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and YouTube in 10 markets - including Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

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