Murder Hole

See also: murder hole and murder-hole

English

Noun

Murder Hole

1. A waterhole or pit in a bog where the bodies of murder victims were thrown.
   • 1989, Islay Murray Donaldson, The Life and Work of Samuel Rutherford Crockett, page 122:

     The Murder Hole is the thing for me—that tells no tales—a single scuffle—a single plunge—and the fellow is dead and buried to your hand in a moment.

   • 1947, John Kevan McDowall, Carrick Gallovidian:

     The name appears to refer to, and in fact to be an alternative one for, the Murder Hole of Carrick (q.vj which lies 200 or 300 yards west of the croft biggin.

   • 2003, Cathryn Hankla, The Land Between, page 1:

     The Murder Hole was supposedly near the property Moira and Paul rented, but they hardly knew a soul who had seen it, except for one: the old man who patched their roof.

   • 2009, Dane Love, Legendary Ayrshire: custom, folklore, tradition, page 208:

     The other brother replied, 'The Murder Hole for me. It makes for a cleaner job — you just slit their throats and drop them in. It's all by in a flash.'