Darvel
Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and also is in some cases referred to as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The community's Latin slogan, Non sibi sed cunctis, suggests "Except ourselves, however, for others". Darvel is positioned on the A71 roadway that runs from Irvine on the west coastline to Edinburgh on the east. The community is 9 miles (14 km) eastern of Kilmarnock and is one of the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and Newmilns. The town was likewise once linked with Stonehouse (via Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. However, the line was closed by the LMS before the 2nd World War. The previous Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line to Kilmarnock made it through 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 roadway bridges have actually been eliminated. There was a large viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the train line over the valley. This was nevertheless, demolished in 1986, and also only the piers stay. The River Irvine streams with the town and when powered neighborhood mills.
