It was a beautiful tree.
Photographers have expressed their dismay after an iconic tree that made for fantastic photos was deliberately felled.
Known as the Sycamore Gap, it sat next to the Roman-made Hadrian’s Wall in Northumbria, northern England, and a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the vandalism.The sycamore tree sits within a dramatic dip, the geography plus the crumbling Roman walls surrounding it, drew in photographers from miles around.
“Absolutely devastated to hear that someone has cut down this iconic tree,” writes Dru Dodd on Facebook. “I’ve so many wonderful memories of my time throughout my photography career at Sycamore Gap.”
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