Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley as well as is in some cases described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The community's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, indicates "Except ourselves, but for others". Darvel is positioned on the A71 roadway that ranges from Irvine on the west shore to Edinburgh on the east. The community is 9 miles (14 km) eastern of Kilmarnock as well as is the most eastern of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and also Newmilns. The town was additionally when linked with Stonehouse (through Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nevertheless, the line was nearby the LMS prior to the Second World War. The previous Glasgow as well as South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock made it through for a lot longer and was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the path of both the old railway lines is still out there, although the rails have actually time out of mind gone and also lots of roadway bridges have been removed. There was a big viaduct to the eastern of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the railway line over the valley. This was nevertheless, destroyed in 1986, and only the piers remain. The River Irvine flows through the community as well as when powered local mills.
