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.

The shoes were discovered at Magna — also known as Carvoran — a fort along Hadrian's Wall, which was built around A.D. 122 to demarcate the northern extent of the Roman Empire.