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Natural PlacesSite Name: Ashberry windypit Alternative Name: Windy Pit, Windy Pits, Ryedale WindypitsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.423 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Village: Helmsley
Map Ref: SE582829 Landranger Map Number: 100
Latitude: 54.238500N Longitude: 1.108525W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Following the first recorded exploration of a Windypit by Rev. Buckland in 1832, these caves were explored and partially excavated during the mid 20th century. The human remains from the four Windypits were thought to be Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burials due to assumed association with the Beaker pottery and flint tools found in the chambers of these fissures. This research was therefore focused on the question: why cave burial? Why were these people excluded from the prehistoric burial monuments or barrows? Who were they and why were they placed in these seemingly liminal locations? Folklore narratives, historical accounts and ethnographic studies highlight the importance and diversity of use of these subterranean realms. They are fascinating features in the landscape. Today they capture our attention and imagination: in the past they were considered to be threshold locations, gateways to other worlds.
Map. refs. SE 576836, 582829, and 588828
Read more at the YAS Prehistory section
Note: History Cold Case: The Skeletons of Windy Pits, BBC2 Thursday at 9pm
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