Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley as well as is occasionally described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The community's Latin adage, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but also for others". Darvel is situated on the A71 roadway that ranges from Irvine on the west coastline to Edinburgh on the east. The town is 9 miles (14 km) east of Kilmarnock and also is the most eastern of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and Newmilns. The community was also as soon as related to Stonehouse (by means of Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nevertheless, the line was nearby the LMS before the 2nd World War. The former Glasgow and also South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock survived for much longer and was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the route of both the old railway lines is still out there, although the rails have actually time out of mind gone as well as numerous roadway bridges have been removed. There was a large viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which brought the train line over the valley. This was however, demolished in 1986, as well as just the piers stay. The River Irvine streams with the town and once powered neighborhood mills.
