Wood Burner in Darvel

Darvel

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 also is in some cases described as "The Lang Toon" (English: the Long Town). The community's Latin adage, Non sibi sed cunctis, indicates "Not for 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 and also is the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and Newmilns. The town was additionally when linked with Stonehouse (via Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nonetheless, the line was nearby the LMS before the Second World War. The former Glasgow and South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock endured for much longer and also was closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the course of both the old railway lines is still around, although the rails have actually long since gone and also lots of road bridges have been removed. There was a large viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which lugged the railway line over the valley. This was however, destroyed in 1986, and also just the piers remain. The River Irvine streams with the town and when powered local mills.