He stood in a historical place for 200 years and attracted both tourists and filmmakers. In 2023 the most famous tree in northern England was felled – illegal. Two men were now spoken guilty.
Two men in northern England were spoken guilty two years after the fall of a Berg-Horns known as “Robin Hood” tree. A court in Newcastle found the two 39 and 32 -year -old defendants guilty of having felled the approximately 200 year old tree “intentionally and thoughtlessly”.
The mountain maple became internationally known for 1991 by the Hollywood film “Robin Hood – King of Thieves” – among others with Kevin Costner. When he was felled with a chainsaw in one night in September 2023, his crown fell on the equally world -famous Hadrian wall and damaged the centuries -old building from the Roman period. The incident had triggered outrage in Great Britain.
One day after the walker, discovered the sawn-off tree, forensic investigators from the Northumbria police examine the mountain haorn.
Damage of around 730,000 euros
The two defendants were guilty of property damage in two cases – on the tree and on the Hadrianwall. According to the prosecutor, the men had filmed their deed and then sent the cell phone video to friends. They obviously thought their deed for “funny, clever or great”.
The public prosecutor spoke of senseless vandalism. The accused therefore caused damage of around 730,000 euros. The announcement of the sentence is still pending.
The mountain haorn in Northumberland was also known as the “Sycamore Gap” tree tree
One of the Most photographed Trees Great Britain
The tree in northern England was also known because of its impressive location on an antique attachment. The mountain haorn stood symmetrically between two hills on the wall and was also seen in numerous other films and series – as well as attraction for tourists and landscape photographers. It is considered one of the most photographed trees of the UK.
The Hadrianwall was started in 122 AD under Emperor Hadrian and marked the border between Roman Britain and the non -conquered Caledonia in the north.
