Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is occasionally described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, implies "Not for ourselves, however, for others". Darvel is located on the A71 roadway that ranges from Irvine on the west coastline 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 and also Newmilns. The town was additionally when linked with Stonehouse (by means of Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nevertheless, the line was closed by the LMS before the 2nd World War. The previous Glasgow and South Western Railway branch line to Kilmarnock endured for a lot longer and was enclosed 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the course of both the old railway lines is still around, although the rails have long since gone and several road bridges have actually been removed. There was a large viaduct to the eastern of the community, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which brought the train line over the valley. This was nonetheless, knocked down in 1986, as well as only the piers stay. The River Irvine moves via the community and also once powered neighborhood mills.