Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is occasionally described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin slogan, Non sibi sed cunctis, implies "Except ourselves, but also for others". Darvel is located on the A71 roadway that ranges from Irvine on the west coastline to Edinburgh on the eastern. The town is 9 miles (14 km) east of Kilmarnock and is the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and also Newmilns. The town was also when related to Stonehouse (by means of Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. However, the line was closed by the LMS before the 2nd World War. The previous Glasgow as well as South Western Railway branch line to Kilmarnock made it through for a lot longer as well as was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the route of both the old railway lines is still around, although the rails have actually long since gone and also several roadway bridges have actually been eliminated. There was a large viaduct to the eastern of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the railway line over the valley. This was however, knocked down in 1986, and only the piers continue to be. The River Irvine moves through the town and also as soon as powered neighborhood mills.
