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Smithy Beck settlement: Latterbarrow longhouse 860m north west of Low Gillerthwaite

Scheduled monument

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The National Heritage List for England records Smithy Beck settlement: Latterbarrow longhouse 860m north west of Low Gillerthwaite as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Latterbarrow longhouse, a Bronze Age domestic structure, is significant as an example of early agrarian settlement in the Lake District. Its scheduling reflects its importance in understanding prehistoric land use and habitation in northern England.

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