Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland . The local council South Ayrshire council have placed signs around the various courtyards and vennels with an account of how the area got the name. A vennel in Scotland 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, particularly in the old centre of Durham. In Scotland, the term originated in royal burghs created in the twelfth century, the word deriving from the Old French word venelle meaning "alley" or "lane".

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Location: Nile Court, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
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