Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and also is occasionally referred to as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The community's Latin slogan, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but also for others". Darvel is located on the A71 road that ranges from Irvine on the west shore to Edinburgh on the eastern. The community is 9 miles (14 km) east of Kilmarnock and also is the most eastern of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston as well as Newmilns. The town was also once linked with Stonehouse (via Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nonetheless, the line was nearby the LMS before the Second World War. The former Glasgow and also South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock endured for much longer and was enclosed 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the path of both the old train lines is still in existence, although the rails have actually time out of mind gone and lots of road bridges have actually been gotten rid of. There was a large viaduct to the eastern of the community, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the train line over the valley. This was nevertheless, demolished in 1986, and only the piers stay. The River Irvine moves via the community and also once powered neighborhood mills.
