The fairy piper detail is given without a dated source, and the link to Samhain in the summary is a modern interpretation. The walk itself is a well known local custom, and the carved names still show on the cave wall.
Folklore & legend
The Hansel Walk and the Fairy Piper, Well Cave
Well Cave, East Wemyss
Custom recorded until the 19th century
Access is limited; check the Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society for open days.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open ground
- Location
- 56.160, -3.047 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Welcome to Fife, Wemyss Caves [other]; Wemyss Caves, The caves [other]
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