Ryedale Windypits

Ryedale Windypits
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Image taken from Hillfort windypit
Ryedale Windypits is located in North Yorkshire
Ryedale Windypits
Location within North Yorkshire
LocationNorth Yorkshire
Grid referenceSE 585829
Coordinates54°14′20″N 1°06′11″W / 54.238909°N 1.103146°W / 54.238909; -1.103146
InterestGeological and biological
Area27.74 acres (0.1123 km2; 0.04334 sq mi)
Notification1960 (1960)

The Ryedale Windypits are archaeologically significant natural underground features within the North York Moors National Park. This series of fissures in the Hambleton Hills, near Helmsley, is located on the Western slope above the River Rye.


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