The tree had stood for nearly 200 years next to Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern England.

Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

The tree was set in a dip in the Hadrian's Wall in an otherwise treeless landscape. ... General view of the felled Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, England, Sept. 28, 2023.