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Darvel or Dervel (population 3,361) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It goes to the eastern end of the Irvine Valley as well as is in some cases referred to as “The Lang Toon” (English: the Long Town). The community’s Latin adage, Non sibi sed cunctis, suggests “Not for ourselves, however, for others”. Darvel is positioned on the A71 roadway that runs from Irvine on the west coast to Edinburgh on the east. The community is 9 miles (14 km) east of Kilmarnock and is the most easterly of the Valley Towns, the others being Galston and Newmilns. The town was additionally when related to Stonehouse (by means of Strathaven) by the Caledonian Railway. Nonetheless, the line was nearby the LMS before the 2nd World War. The former Glasgow and South Western Train branch line to Kilmarnock endured for much longer and was enclosed 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe. Much of the route of both the old train lines is still out there, although the rails have long since gone and also many road bridges have been eliminated. There was a huge viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the railway line over the valley. This was nevertheless, demolished in 1986, as well as just the piers continue to be. The River Irvine streams with the community as well as when powered local mills.