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