| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Bents House and Crackpot.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Looking down into Swaledale from above Crackpot |
| Coordinates: | 54.365°N -2.0426°W |
| Official Name: | Crackpot |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Post Town: | RICHMOND |
| Postcode District: | DL11 |
| Postcode Area: | DL |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD973966 |
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]
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.