Crackpot, North Yorkshire

For Crackpot Hall, see Keld, North Yorkshire.

Crackpot is a village in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the Old English kraka (crow) and the Viking word pot (usually a pit or deep hole often in the bed of a river, but in this case, it refers to a rift in the limestone).^[1]

Crackpot
Looking down into Swaledale from above Crackpot
Crackpot Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD973966
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RICHMOND
Postcode district	DL11
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.36503°N 2.04257°W / 54.36503; -2.04257

Crackpot Cave

A potholer beside the column in Crackpot Cave

Located south of Crackpot in Scurvey Scar, Crackpot Cave contains a column where a stalactite has joined up with its stalagmite. It is accessible through the aptly named Knee-wrecker Passage.

See also

• Listed buildings in Grinton