The tale is in a 2020s Irvine Times feature on Ayrshire's 'scariest legends' and is repeated on a pub's blog, but no earlier source, date, or name of the merchant or the killer could be found, and the writer says the exact location remains unrevealed. It should be regarded as an unverified local legend. The coordinates are those of Fenwick village and do not mark any site.
Hauntings
The Murder Hole of Fenwick
Near Fenwick (exact site unknown)
Legend, undated
- Evidence
- Dubious
- Access
- Access unrecorded
- Location
- 55.660, -4.441 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Neil Smith, "Sawney Bean: A look at Ayrshire's scariest legends", Irvine Times [other]
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