The Sycamore Gap: four other significant tree destructions from history
The Sycamore Gap: four other significant tree destructions from history: Chris Frost/Shutterstock The felling of a single sycamore tree prompted an outpouring of grief last week. The tree – known as the “Sycamore Gap” – had been an iconic landmark and its location, Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, is a protected Unesco world heritage site. The …