The Glasgow Vennel in Irvine, North Ayrshire at sunset yesterday – one of the oldest looking lanes in the town

by RockEarth

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  1. The famous cobbles once graced by dear old shagger Burns.

  2. My ancestors lived on the Vennel in Dalry, and this post has reminded me to look up the etymology.

    “A vennel is a passageway between the gables of two buildings which can in effect be a minor street in Scotland and the north east of England”. It’s comes from the French “vennelle” meaning alley or lane, which is also the root word for funnel.

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