Two men were found guilty on Friday of cutting down Britain’s ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree two years ago, felling the much-loved landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured in a Hollywood movie in what prosecutors described as a “moronic mission”.
The sycamore, estimated to be almost 200 years old, stood at the centre of a dramatic dip in the landscape alongside the historic Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, making it a popular spot for photographers, hikers and even marriage proposals.
The felling also caused damage to part of Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Well won’t be watching that “moronic” movie then.
The movie has nothing to do with the tree being cut down. They’re saying that the tree was used in a movie, and the “moronic mission” was the two men deciding to cut it down
I was being facetious. (Edit) because the paragraph made it sound like the prosecutors were referring to the movie being moronic.
Ahh fair enough