Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and also is occasionally described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin slogan, Non sibi sed cunctis, indicates "Except ourselves, but for others". Darvel is situated on the A71 roadway that ranges from Irvine on the west coast to Edinburgh on the east. The community is 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Kilmarnock as well as is the most eastern of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston as well as Newmilns. The community was likewise once linked with Stonehouse (using Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nevertheless, the line was closed by the LMS before the 2nd World War. The former Glasgow and South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock survived 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 as well as lots of roadway bridges have actually been removed. There was a large viaduct to the east of the community, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which lugged the train line over the valley. This was nonetheless, destroyed in 1986, and only the piers remain. The River Irvine moves via the community and as soon as powered neighborhood mills.
