Sycamore Gap, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England
Sycamore Gap, a scene immortalised in the 1991 film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, on Hadrian's Wall (looking West to Steel Rigg), Northumberland, England. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. This section of the Wall is in the Northumberland National Park, managed by the National Trust, and the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile coast to coast long distance footpath, runs alongside it, together with a section of the Pennine Way. Picture by Manuel Cohen
