DO YOU know your local railway history? If so, you may be able to guess the site of our mystery photo this month. Contact the editor at [email protected] if you do, or even if you would like a guess.

Last month’s idyllic scene showed Harptree Combe. A public footpath runs down the valley, from the site of an old castle. The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the castle ruins are of Richmont Castle, a scheduled monument and once a strategic military location belonging to the de Harptree family.

Can you identify the location in this month's Chew Valley Gazette mystery photograph?
Harptree Combe was the location of last month’s mystery photo, still a popular but challenging walk today. (Sue Emmett)

Between 1509 and 1547, the owner was a Sir John Newton who destroyed the castle and used the stonework to rebuild a nearby manor house.

Walls of the castle are still visible today along the popular Combe walk which can be a bit challenging in places as it is rather more overgrown than when this shot was taken. The view comes from a card that was posted in 1909.

The Harptrees History Society is always interested in old pictures of people, places and events in the Chew Valley and Wrington area. If you have any you would like to share, please email [email protected]