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The vandalism at Sycamore Gap may have hogged the headlines, but walking the length of the national trail puts these borderlands into thrilling historical context
Britain's most famous tree had stood at Sycamore Gap along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland for 300 years before it was felled on Wednesday night with a chainsaw.
Northumbria Police are now examining the stump and detached trunk, with forensics officers taking measurements and samples from the remains and photographing the area.
Britain's most famous tree that has stood in a dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland for 300 years was mysteriously chopped down on Wednesday night with a chainsaw.
This is how old the Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian's Wall is after it became famous for featuring in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves back in 1991.