The Sycamore gap tree that has stood sentinel on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall for more than 200 years has been “deliberately felled” in what authorities have called an “act of vandalism.”
Sycamore Gap was voted English Tree of the Year in 2016 in the Woodland Trust’s awards and is much-loved by people from across the world. Known as Robin Hood’s Tree, a label it picked up after being featured in the 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” the large sycamore tree had stood tall and strong beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland for the past three centuries. But on the morning of September 28, passersby were shocked to find the broken tree lying across the top of the ancient Roman wall, having been intentionally toppled by vandals.
Sycamore Gap in the snow at night, copyright Simon Mc Cabe
The tree had been cut just above ground level, most likely with a chain saw since the cut line had been deliberately marked with a white line before the stunning act of destruction occurred. A 16-year-old boy has just been arrested on suspicion of committing the act.
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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