Sycamore Gap: Men condemned to fell on famous UK trees

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Zwei Männer wurden wegen der mutwilligen Fällung eines berühmten Platanenbaums in Nordengland verurteilt. Das Baumdenkmal stand über 200 Jahre am Hadrianswall und wurde durch ein Vandalenakt zerstört.
Two men were convicted of the willful felling of a famous plane tree in northern England. The tree monument stood at the Hadrianwall for over 200 years and was destroyed by a vandal act. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Two men were convicted in northern gland for property damage after felling a striking maple tree. Daniel Graham, 39 years old, and Adam Carruther, 32 years old, were found guilty in two cases of property damage: one because of the tree and one because of the Hadrianwall that the tree fell on, according to the news agency Pa Media from the United Kingdom on Friday.

judgment after process in Newcastle

The verdict was announced after a trial at the Newcastle Crown Court in northeastern England. Both men will be sentenced to their punishment on July 15th.

a historic tree

The maple tree stood as a guard to Hadrian's wall for over 200 years, which was built by the Romans before it was "deliberately felled" in September 2023. The authorities then described this incident as "vandalism".

celebrity by Hollywood

The tree, which is located in Northumberland National Park, achieved worldwide celebrity when he was seen in the blockbuster "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" with Kevin Costner from 1991. The striking position, known as "Sycamore Gap", is located on the historic Hadrianwall, which was built around 1,900 years ago to protect the northwesternmost border of the Roman Empire.

This story continues to develop and is updated regularly.