Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin adage, Non sibi sed cunctis, suggests "Not for ourselves, however, for others". Darvel is positioned on the A71 roadway that runs from Irvine on the west coast to Edinburgh on the east. The town is 9 miles (14 km) east of Kilmarnock and also is one of the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston as well as Newmilns. The town was also as soon as linked with Stonehouse (by means of Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. However, the line was closed by the LMS before the Second World War. The former Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line to Kilmarnock made it through for a lot longer and also 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 many road bridges have been eliminated. There was a huge viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which brought the railway line over the valley. This was nonetheless, destroyed in 1986, as well as just the piers remain. The River Irvine streams through the community as well as as soon as powered regional mills.
