Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley as well as is often referred to as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Except ourselves, but also for others". Darvel is located on the A71 road that runs from Irvine on the west shore to Edinburgh on the east. The community is 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Kilmarnock as well as is one of the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston as well as Newmilns. The community was also as soon as linked with Stonehouse (using Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nonetheless, the line was nearby the LMS before the 2nd World War. The former Glasgow and also South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock survived for a lot longer as well as was enclosed 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the path of both the old train lines is still in existence, although the rails have actually time out of mind gone as well as numerous road bridges have been gotten rid of. There was a huge viaduct to the eastern of the community, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which lugged the railway line over the valley. This was nevertheless, knocked down in 1986, and only the piers remain. The River Irvine flows with the community and also as soon as powered neighborhood mills.
