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- One of the most iconic trees in the UK has been felled overnight.
- The Sycamore Gap tree which stood tall next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland is standing no more.
- The location was once a popular photographic subject, and it was described as one of the most photographed trees in the country.
- It featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and won the 2016 England Tree of the Year award.
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