Crackpot, North Yorkshire

Crackpot
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°21′54″N 2°02′33″W / 54.36503°N 2.04257°W

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 Cave[edit]

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.

References[edit]

^ Olmert, Michael (1996). Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella: Curiouser & Curiouser Adventures in History, p.238. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0-684-80164-7.

External links[edit]

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[1] Olmert, Michael (1996). Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella: Curiouser & Curiouser Adventures in History, p.238. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0-684-80164-7.

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