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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Image taken from Hillfort windypit | |
Location | North Yorkshire |
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Grid reference | SE 585829 |
Coordinates | 54°14′20″N 1°06′11″W / 54.238909°N 1.103146°W |
Interest | Geological and biological |
Area | 27.74 acres (0.1123 km2; 0.04334 sq mi) |
Notification | 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.