Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Harptree Combe (grid reference ST561558) is a 13.63-hectare (33.68-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near East Harptree notified in 1954. Combe or coombe is a West Country word meaning a steep-sided valley. It is also the site of a 19th-century aqueduct and is overlooked by the site of a castle dating from around 1100.In August 2009 22.67 acres (9.17 ha) of the Combe were purchased by Alan Sheppard for £60000.
