Higher Combe

A hunting lodge, later used as a dwelling, was built in the mid-18th century and enlarged with a service wing in the early 20th century. The original building is entirely covered with West Somerset slate, featuring chamfered quoins, a moulded string course, overhanging eaves, bargeboarded gable ends, a slate roof, and slate-hung stacks on the gable ends. The building consists of a parallel range facing south, with an entrance on the west front and a rear service wing. The south front has two storeys plus an attic and basement, arranged in a 1:1:1 bay layout. The central bay is pedimented, projecting slightly and incorporating a lunette in the tympanum with radiating glazing bars. First-floor windows are two-light casements with multiple panes. The ground floor includes a central gabled slate-hung porch and semi-circular headed two-light casements with decorative leading. A ramp provides access on the right return, while basement windows are casements. A late 20th-century conservatory is located on the right return. The left return has irregular window placement, with a central entrance, a hooded porch supported by shaped brackets, a semi-circular headed opening with a fanlight featuring decorative leading, and a six-panel double door. Brick, barrel-vaulted cellars are located beneath the house. The hunting lodge was originally built for the Acland family.