The Vennel steps, off the Grassmarket
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The Vennel steps, off the Grassmarket
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 14 Apr 2011
A vennel is historically a passageway between the gables of buildings in a typical Scottish burgh. The term, originating in the royal burghs established in the 12thC reign of King David I, derives from the Old French venelle, meaning an alley or lane. Unlike a tenement entry, which was private property and therefore known as a close, a vennel was a public way leading from a typical high street to the open ground beyond the burgage plots. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgage The steps here were featured in the 1969 film 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' when Brodie takes her girls on a walk through the Old Town, ending up at Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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