Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is in some cases described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The community's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but also for others". Darvel is situated on the A71 roadway that runs from Irvine on the west coastline to Edinburgh on the east. The town is 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Kilmarnock and is the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and also Newmilns. The community was likewise once linked with Stonehouse (via Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nonetheless, the line was closed by the LMS prior to the 2nd World War. The former Glasgow as well as South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock endured for a lot longer and also was enclosed 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the course of both the old train lines is still in existence, although the rails have actually time out of mind gone as well as many roadway bridges have actually been eliminated. There was a big viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the railway line over the valley. This was nevertheless, demolished in 1986, as well as only the piers continue to be. The River Irvine flows with the town as well as once powered local mills.
