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 also is in some cases referred to as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin adage, Non sibi sed cunctis, suggests "Except ourselves, but for others". Darvel is positioned on the A71 roadway that runs from Irvine on the west coast to Edinburgh on the east. The community is 9 miles (14 km) eastern 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 additionally once related to Stonehouse (via Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. However, the line was closed by the LMS before the Second World War. The former Glasgow as well as South Western Railway branch line to Kilmarnock made it through for much longer and was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the route of both the old train lines is still around, although the rails have time out of mind gone and several roadway bridges have been removed. There was a large viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which brought the railway line over the valley. This was nonetheless, knocked down in 1986, and only the piers stay. The River Irvine flows via the community as well as as soon as powered regional mills.
