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Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Darvel" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvel" title="Darvel – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Darvel" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvel" title="Darvel – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Darvel" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvel" title="Darvel – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Darvel" data-language-autonym="Euskara" 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For the crater on Mars, see <a href="/wiki/Darvel_(crater)" class="mw-redirect" title="Darvel (crater)">Darvel (crater)</a>. For the constituency in Malaysia, see <a href="/wiki/Darvel_(federal_constituency)" title="Darvel (federal constituency)">Darvel (federal constituency)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Town in Scotland</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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0.6em}</style><table class="infobox ib-uk-place vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org nowrap">Darvel<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist ib-uk-place-other-names"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Darbhail</i></li><li><a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a>: <i lang="sco">Dairvel</i></li></ul></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="category"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Town</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg/240px-Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg/360px-Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg/480px-Darvel_Ayrshire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div>Darvel main street showing <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_Hill" title="Loudoun Hill">Loudoun Hill</a> in the background</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Darvel is located in East Ayrshire"><img alt="Darvel is located in East Ayrshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/East_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg/240px-East_Ayrshire_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" 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class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Darvel</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within <a href="/wiki/East_Ayrshire" title="East Ayrshire">East Ayrshire</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">3,900 (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS grid reference</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?mkt=en-gb&v=2&cp=55.609828~-4.281269&lvl=13&sp=Point.55.609828_-4.281269_Darvel&sty=s&style=s">NS564375</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">Council area</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Ayrshire" title="East Ayrshire">East Ayrshire</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenancy_areas_of_Scotland" title="Lieutenancy areas of Scotland">Lieutenancy area</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_and_Arran" title="Ayrshire and Arran">Ayrshire and Arran</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DARVEL</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KA_postcode_area" title="KA postcode area">KA17</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01560</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link 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Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Ambulance_Service" title="Scottish Ambulance Service">Scottish</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_and_Loudoun_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)">Kilmarnock and Loudoun</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions">Scottish Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_and_Irvine_Valley_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Scotland" title="List of places in Scotland">Scotland</a></dd> <dd></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Darvel&params=55.610035_N_4.280882_W_region:GB_type:city(3900)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">55°36′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">4°16′51″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">55.610035°N 4.280882°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">55.610035; -4.280882</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Darvel</b> (<a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a>: <i lang="sco">Dairvel</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Darbhail</i>) is a town in <a href="/wiki/East_Ayrshire" title="East Ayrshire">East Ayrshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. It is at the eastern end of the <a href="/wiki/Loudoun" title="Loudoun">Irvine Valley</a> and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" (English: <span lang="en">the Long Town</span>). </p><p>The town's <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> motto, <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Non sibi sed cunctis</i></span>, means "Not for ourselves, but for others". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prehistory_and_archaeology">Prehistory and archaeology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prehistory and archaeology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Archaeological excavations and surveys, between 2003 and 2007, by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) in advance of the extension to the Loudoun Hill Quarry, found that people had been living in the area between the <a href="/wiki/Mesolithic" title="Mesolithic">Mesolithic</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Late_Iron_Age_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Late Iron Age Scotland">Late Iron Age</a> periods. In the earliest periods the area was covered by woodlands and those were probably still undisturbed.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An additional excavation, in 2007, found a rare late medieval farmstead. The pottery and <a href="/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating" title="Radiocarbon dating">radiocarbon dates</a> indicate that the farm was occupied in the 14th–15th centuries. It is thought that this site belonged to the farm of Newton, which was first documented in the late 14th century within the parish of Galston. At that time the parish of Galston belonged to the Lockhart family.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Roman_Britain" title="Roman Britain">Roman</a> settlements have been found at the base of Loudoun Hill on Allanton Plain and visible at one point from the Windy Wizzen.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod10_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod10-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glenwaterdarvel.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Glenwaterdarvel.JPG/220px-Glenwaterdarvel.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Glenwaterdarvel.JPG/330px-Glenwaterdarvel.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Glenwaterdarvel.JPG/440px-Glenwaterdarvel.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption>A view of the Glen Water at Law Bridge in Darvel</figcaption></figure> <p>The modern town of Darvel is said to have been established in the late 18th century. The name Darvel was recorded in old charters as variations of 'Dernvale' or 'Darnevaill' and may derive from an old English word 'derne' which means 'hidden.'<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod14_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod14-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Wallace" title="William Wallace">William Wallace</a>, the Scottish freedom fighter, has also been associated with the area. 15th century <a href="/wiki/Minstrel" title="Minstrel">minstrel</a> <a href="/wiki/Blind_Harry" title="Blind Harry">Blind Harry</a> wrote in his poem <i><a href="/wiki/The_Actes_and_Deidis_of_the_Illustre_and_Vallyeant_Campioun_Schir_William_Wallace" class="mw-redirect" title="The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace">The Wallace</a></i> that Wallace and his men defeated an English force at the hill in 1296 during the <a href="/wiki/Wars_of_Scottish_Independence" title="Wars of Scottish Independence">Wars of Scottish Independence</a>. Blind Harry also tells of how the English general, Fenwick, who supposedly killed Wallace's father, was killed during the battle. Maps of the area now name a mound to the east of Loudoun Hill as 'Wallace's Grave'. A battle between <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Loudoun_Hill" title="Battle of Loudoun Hill">Robert the Bruce and the English</a> was also fought there on 10 May 1307. </p><p>The land on which Darvel was built was owned by <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Loudoun" title="Earl of Loudoun">Earls of Loudoun</a> and it was <a href="/wiki/John_Campbell,_4th_Earl_of_Loudoun" title="John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun">John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun</a> who began the modern town in 1754 as an income for the estate. By 1780, the population had increased to over 400. <a href="/wiki/Loch_Gate" title="Loch Gate">Loch Gate</a> or Gait was once a significant loch close to the farm of that name, however it was largely drained for agriculture in the 19th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Darvel_Lace">Darvel Lace</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Darvel Lace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1876 lace making was introduced to the Irvine Valley by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Morton_(manufacturer)" title="Alexander Morton (manufacturer)">Alexander Morton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-AMorton_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMorton-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and mills began to spring up in Darvel and nearby Newmilns. The valley's products were exported throughout the world, with India providing a particularly large market for lace, muslin and madras. Darvel became known as the "Lace Town" and Darvel Lace was known throughout the world. </p><p>Factories in the town also diversified into other textiles, until the late 1970s, when the industry struggled to compete with textiles manufactured in India, China and other Far East countries. The decline was swift. By the end of the 20th century, almost all the factories had closed. Many stood empty for some years, but almost all have now been demolished to make way for housing estates. </p><p>The last lace factory in Darvel has now closed. The looms were moved to Newmilns, which is home to the only remaining lace factory in the area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Darvel1832.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Darvel1832.JPG/220px-Darvel1832.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Darvel1832.JPG/330px-Darvel1832.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Darvel1832.JPG/440px-Darvel1832.JPG 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="497" /></a><figcaption>1832 map of Darvel, by John Thomson (1777—1840)</figcaption></figure> <p>Darvel is situated on the <a href="/wiki/A71_road" title="A71 road">A71 road</a> that runs from Irvine on the west coast to Edinburgh on the east. The town is 9 miles (14 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock" title="Kilmarnock">Kilmarnock</a> and is the most easterly of the Irvine Valley Towns, the others being <a href="/wiki/Galston,_East_Ayrshire" title="Galston, East Ayrshire">Galston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newmilns" title="Newmilns">Newmilns</a>. </p><p>The town was once linked with <a href="/wiki/Stonehouse,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire">Stonehouse</a> (via <a href="/wiki/Strathaven" title="Strathaven">Strathaven</a>) by the <a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Railway" title="Caledonian Railway">Caledonian Railway</a>. However, the line was closed by the LMS before the Second World War. The former <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_and_South_Western_Railway" title="Glasgow and South Western Railway">Glasgow and South Western Railway</a> branch line to Kilmarnock survived for much longer and was closed in 1964 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Beeching_Axe" class="mw-redirect" title="Beeching Axe">Beeching Axe</a>. Much of the route of both lines is still in existence, although the rails have long since gone and many road bridges have been removed. There was a large viaduct to the east of the town, in the lea of Loudoun Hill, which carried the railway line over the valley. This was demolished in 1986, and only the piers remain. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/River_Irvine" title="River Irvine">River Irvine</a> flows along the southern boundary of the town and once powered local mills. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Darvel has an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>Cfb</i>). There is a <a href="/wiki/Met_Office" title="Met Office">Met Office</a> observation site located at Saughall, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> miles (4 km) to the southeast. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:86.9%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Saughall (221 m or 725 ft asl, averages 1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8<br />(42.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2<br />(46.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.3<br />(57.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.2<br />(64.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br />(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9<br />(53.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.1<br />(43.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCD9B; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.7<br />(53.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2<br />(37.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(49.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3<br />(54.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.0<br />(57.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6<br />(52.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3<br />(41.5) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2<br />(37.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">8.0<br />(46.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4<br />(32.7) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2<br />(32.4) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br />(34.2) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7<br />(36.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9<br />(40.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(49.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(46.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9<br />(40.8) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3<br />(36.1) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2<br />(32.4) </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">4.4<br />(39.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #21FF21; color:#000000;" class="notheme">148.5<br />(5.85) </td> <td style="background: #3AFF3A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">120.2<br />(4.73) </td> <td style="background: #5CFF5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">109.1<br />(4.30) </td> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.1<br />(3.04) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.8<br />(3.10) </td> <td style="background: #79FF79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.7<br />(3.41) </td> <td style="background: #5DFF5D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">108.4<br />(4.27) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000;" class="notheme">117.2<br />(4.61) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000;" class="notheme">113.0<br />(4.45) </td> <td style="background: #21FF21; color:#000000;" class="notheme">148.7<br />(5.85) </td> <td style="background: #1CFF1C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">147.4<br />(5.80) </td> <td style="background: #13FF13; color:#000000;" class="notheme">158.1<br />(6.22) </td> <td style="background: #4CFF4C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,413.1<br />(55.63) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #1D1DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.3 </td> <td style="background: #2929FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.8 </td> <td style="background: #4E4EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.3 </td> <td style="background: #5757FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.1 </td> <td style="background: #6262FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #5656FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.2 </td> <td style="background: #4949FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.7 </td> <td style="background: #3E3EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.6 </td> <td style="background: #4141FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.9 </td> <td style="background: #2929FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.3 </td> <td style="background: #2222FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.3 </td> <td style="background: #2222FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.9 </td> <td style="background: #3D3DFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">185.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #454545; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.2 </td> <td style="background: #828282; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">65.3 </td> <td style="background: #AEAE8E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">103.1 </td> <td style="background: #C5C505; color:#000000;" class="notheme">147.9 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">196.5 </td> <td style="background: #CDCD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">164.5 </td> <td style="background: #C8C800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">158.9 </td> <td style="background: #C6C600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">155.0 </td> <td style="background: #B6B65D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">117.0 </td> <td style="background: #989898; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.4 </td> <td style="background: #666666; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">54.3 </td> <td style="background: #464646; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.7 </td> <td style="background: #B2B275; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,322.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Met Office<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_buildings">Notable buildings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Darvel_Town_Hall_(geograph_4027387)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Darvel_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4027387%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Darvel_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4027387%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Darvel_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4027387%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Darvel_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4027387%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Darvel_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4027387%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Darvel_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4027387%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2986" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Darvel_Town_Hall" title="Darvel Town Hall">Darvel Town Hall</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Darvel_Town_Hall" title="Darvel Town Hall">Darvel Town Hall</a> was designed by Thomas Henry Smith and completed in around 1905.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darvel Telephone Museum is run by retired engineer Max Flemmich.<sup id="cite_ref-DTM_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DTM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monuments">Monuments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Monuments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lawbrigglen.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Lawbrigglen.JPG/220px-Lawbrigglen.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Lawbrigglen.JPG/330px-Lawbrigglen.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Lawbrigglen.JPG/440px-Lawbrigglen.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption>The Law Bridge over the Glen Water near Darvel, 2007</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>War Memorial</dt> <dd>The Darvel War Memorial is situated in Hastings Square in the centre of the town. It is a light grey granite obelisk with a square base. The East side is plain apart from 1914 to 1918 incised on the base. The west side is similar but with 1939-45 incised on the base. The north side has a carved cross at the highest point with a bronze relief laurel wreath immediately below. Towards the base of the obelisk are the words:</dd></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote centered" style="width:15em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>To the memory of<br /> Those who gave themselves<br /> A living sacrifice </p> </blockquote> </div> <dl><dd>Then there are 5 columns of names in relief on a bronze plaque and, on the south side, names are etched into the stone in two columns.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Alexander Fleming</dt> <dd>A memorial at Lochfield farm commemorates the birth there, on 6 August 1881, of <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fleming" title="Alexander Fleming">Alexander Fleming</a>, discoverer of <a href="/wiki/Penicillin" title="Penicillin">penicillin</a>. It was erected in 1957 and regilded in 2009 by its current owners Philip and Heather Scott. The restored memorial was unveiled by Fleming's biographer <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(historian)" title="Kevin Brown (historian)">Kevin Brown</a> in the presence of Provost Stephanie Young. Another memorial with a bust by E.R. Bevan and a garden is situated in Hastings Square.</dd> <dt>SAS Memorial</dt> <dd>There is a memorial to honour the men and officers of the 1st Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment who, under the command of Lt. Col. <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Mayne" title="Paddy Mayne">Robert Blair Mayne</a>, were stationed in Darvel during the early part of 1944. The memorial – located towards the bottom of Burn Road, takes the form of a stone cairn with a black granite plaque bearing the inscription:</dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote centered" style="width:30em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Dedicated to<br /> the men and officers of The 1st Special Air Service Regiment<br /> Stationed at Darvel 1944<br /> Commanding officer<br /> Lt. Col. R. B. Mayne DSO (3 bars)<br /> Légion d'honneur Croix De Guerre<br /> COL. PADDY </p> </blockquote> </div> <dl><dd>The memorial was unveiled by Provost Jimmy Boyd on 2 November 2001. Members of the SAS were at the Town Green to see the unveiling ceremony.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Dagon_Stone">The Dagon Stone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The Dagon Stone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG/220px-Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG/330px-Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG/440px-Dagonstonedarvel1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1712" data-file-height="2288" /></a><figcaption>The Dagon stone in Hasting's Square, Darvel, 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>The RCHAMS website lists this unhewn <a href="/wiki/Olivine" title="Olivine">olivine</a> <a href="/wiki/Monolith" title="Monolith">monolith</a> as a 'possible' standing stone, about 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall. It is rather curious and its general size and shape suggest a prehistoric standing stone. It has twelve small connected depressions spread over three of its sides, interpreted by some as simple 'scratch' marks,<sup id="cite_ref-W54_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W54-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> alternatively these have been said to link the stone to astronomical observations and to the noon-day sun height at mid-summer. This would link the stone to life-giving powers, fertility and prosperity.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Woodburn casually dismisses it as a stone of no special significance.<sup id="cite_ref-W54_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W54-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1821, William Morton, a local blacksmith attached a round sandstone ball to the top of it with an iron bar, the large round stone having been found when locals were digging a curling pond.<sup id="cite_ref-W52_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W52-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The date 1821 is cut into the iron and this method of fixing became necessary after person or persons unknown had taken it from the top of the Dagon Stone and dumped it into a pond that lay to the east of Ranoldcoup Road.<sup id="cite_ref-W53_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W53-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1873 it was proposed to break it up as it was in the way of the traffic on the road however San Mair, a local farmer, obtained permission to take it to one of his fields where it served as a <a href="/wiki/Cattle_rubbing_stone" title="Cattle rubbing stone">rubbing stone</a> for the cattle, indicating that it had little local significance at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-W53_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W53-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although its original location is uncertain, John Woodburn's A History of Darvel (published 1967) noted that the Dagon Stone has stood in at least four different places in the town since the 19th century. The reason for each relocation is unknown, but the stone has been a fixture within Darvel for at least 200 years. </p><p>The Dagon Stone was initially recorded in 1752<sup id="cite_ref-W52_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W52-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as being located on East Main Street, at the junction with Ranoldcoup Road, where it is shown on 19th century maps. It may have been a fallen standing stone that was re-erected following road improvements at the time. The main road was widened in 1894, so the stone was moved to the 'grounds of Brown's Institute' upon the suggestion of Miss Martha Brown of Lanfine, located at the corner of Ranoldcoup Road and Mair's Road, and adjacent to Morton Park. In 1938 it was re-sited in the small park in Burn Road at the junction with West Main Street, near the spot where the SAS Memorial now stands. Finally, the stone was moved to its current location in Hastings Square in 1961 or 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Documentation shows that prior to the 19th century, newlywed couples and their wedding parties marched around it for good luck, accompanied by a fiddler.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod4_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod4-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wedding processions also used to walk three times sunwise round the Dagon stone on the way to the bride's house.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod6_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod6-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The annual parade or "Prawd", originally held on old New Year's Day, headed by the village band used to walk sunwise round the Dagon stone as a mark of superstitious respect.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod6_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod6-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dagon" title="Dagon">Dagon</a> is also the name of a Philistine god, who was half-man half-fish. But with a Scottish accent it no doubt derives from something much closer to home (assuming it is not just the romantic invention of a Victorian antiquary); 'dogon' is a Scots term for a worthless person, a villain and this could by association have been one of the sanctuary stones associated with the church.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is reminiscent of the <a href="/wiki/Clackmannan" title="Clackmannan">Clackmannan</a> stone or Stone of Mannau in <a href="/wiki/Clackmannanshire" title="Clackmannanshire">Clackmannanshire</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Gala Day is held every two years. This begins with a parade through the town centre which ends at Morton Park, where the main event takes place. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Darvel_Music_Festival" title="Darvel Music Festival">Darvel Music Festival</a> takes place each year in the town. It has grown into a popular event, and is hosted in venues around the village including Darvel Town Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A speedway training track was built by local farmers (the Craig Brothers) on a coal bing (colliery spoil heap) near to the town in the early 1980s. A team representing Darvel raced in the Scottish Junior League with fixtures staged at Blantyre, Edinburgh and Berwick. </p><p>There are two local <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> teams. <a href="/wiki/Darvel_F.C." title="Darvel F.C.">Darvel F.C.</a>, a junior (semi-professional) team, based at Recreation Park, play in the <a href="/wiki/West_of_Scotland_Football_League" title="West of Scotland Football League">West of Scotland Football League</a>. Darvel Victoria, the local amateur team, play their games at the Gavin Hamilton Sports Centre. </p><p>Darvel provided one of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Cup" title="Scottish Cup">Scottish Cup</a>'s biggest upsets on the 23 January 2023 by beating <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premiership" title="Scottish Premiership">Scottish Premiership</a> club <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a> 1–0 in the fourth round. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darvel&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fleming" title="Alexander Fleming">Alexander Fleming</a>, discoverer of <a href="/wiki/Penicillin" title="Penicillin">penicillin</a> was born at Lochfield farm</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Borland" title="Christine Borland">Christine Borland</a>, artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Morton_Boyd" title="John Morton Boyd">John Morton Boyd</a>, zoologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cox" title="Sammy Cox">Sammy Cox</a>, footballer, <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers F.C.</a> and Scotland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Cree" title="Gordon Cree">Gordon Cree</a>, musician and entertainer, was born in Darvel and still resides there.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Gilliland" title="Allan Gilliland">Allan Gilliland</a>, Scottish-Canadian composer was born in Darvel.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Morton" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir James Morton">Sir James Morton</a> creator of light-fast dye</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Samson" title="Craig Samson">Craig Samson</a>, footballer, <a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C.">Kilmarnock F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith_(footballer_born_1876)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Smith (footballer born 1876)">Alex Smith</a>, footballer, <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers F.C.</a> and Scotland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicol_Smith" title="Nicol Smith">Nicol Smith</a>, footballer, <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers F.C.</a> and Scotland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Wylie_(footballer,_born_1896)" title="Tom Wylie (footballer, born 1896)">Tom Wylie</a>, footballer, <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_South_F.C." title="Queen of the South F.C.">Queen of the South F.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackburn Rovers">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Sheret" title="William Sheret">William Sheret</a>, <a href="/wiki/Showjumper" class="mw-redirect" title="Showjumper">Showjumper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Donald_Cochrane_Hopkins" title="Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins">Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins</a>, comedy writer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><i><b>Administrative centre</b></i>: <a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock" title="Kilmarnock">Kilmarnock</a>, East Ayrshire Council Headquarters, London Road, KA3 7BU<br /> <i><b>Council structure</b></i>: Chief Executive: <b>Eddie Fraser</b>; <a href="/wiki/Provost_(civil)" title="Provost (civil)">Provost of the Council</a> <b>Cllr Claire Leitch</b>; Leader of the Council <b>Cllr Douglas Reid</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cumnock" title="Cumnock">Cumnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalmellington" title="Dalmellington">Dalmellington</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Darvel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galston,_East_Ayrshire" title="Galston, East Ayrshire">Galston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock" title="Kilmarnock">Kilmarnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauchline" title="Mauchline">Mauchline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Cumnock" title="New Cumnock">New Cumnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewarton" title="Stewarton">Stewarton</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg/180px-East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg/270px-East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg/360px-East_Ayrshire_in_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1128" data-file-height="1483" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Villages and hamlets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auchinleck" title="Auchinleck">Auchinleck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellsbank" title="Bellsbank">Bellsbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloak" title="Bloak">Bloak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnyton,_East_Ayrshire" title="Bonnyton, East Ayrshire">Bonnyton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catrine" title="Catrine">Catrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craigmalloch" title="Craigmalloch">Craigmalloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cronberry" title="Cronberry">Cronberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosshouse" title="Crosshouse">Crosshouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalrymple,_East_Ayrshire" title="Dalrymple, East Ayrshire">Dalrymple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drongan" title="Drongan">Drongan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunlop,_East_Ayrshire" title="Dunlop, East Ayrshire">Dunlop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenwick,_East_Ayrshire" title="Fenwick, East Ayrshire">Fenwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatehead,_East_Ayrshire" title="Gatehead, East Ayrshire">Gatehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenbuck" title="Glenbuck">Glenbuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenholm" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenholm">Greenholm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haugh,_East_Ayrshire" title="Haugh, East Ayrshire">Haugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurlford" title="Hurlford">Hurlford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmaurs" title="Kilmaurs">Kilmaurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knockentiber" title="Knockentiber">Knockentiber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan,_East_Ayrshire" title="Logan, East Ayrshire">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lugar,_East_Ayrshire" title="Lugar, East Ayrshire">Lugar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lugton" title="Lugton">Lugton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow,_East_Ayrshire" title="Moscow, East Ayrshire">Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muirkirk" title="Muirkirk">Muirkirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherthird" title="Netherthird">Netherthird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newmilns" title="Newmilns">Newmilns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ochiltree" title="Ochiltree">Ochiltree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patna,_East_Ayrshire" title="Patna, East Ayrshire">Patna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polnessan" title="Polnessan">Polnessan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priestland" title="Priestland">Priestland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rankinston" title="Rankinston">Rankinston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riccarton,_East_Ayrshire" title="Riccarton, East Ayrshire">Riccarton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorn,_East_Ayrshire" title="Sorn, East Ayrshire">Sorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stair,_East_Ayrshire" title="Stair, East Ayrshire">Stair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trabboch" title="Trabboch">Trabboch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterside,_East_Ayrshire" title="Waterside, East Ayrshire">Waterside</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secondary schools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_Academy" title="Kilmarnock Academy">Kilmarnock Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grange_Academy,_Kilmarnock" title="Grange Academy, Kilmarnock">Grange Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Burns_Academy" title="Robert Burns Academy">Robert Burns Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Academy,_Kilmarnock" title="Saint Joseph's Academy, Kilmarnock">Saint Joseph's Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewarton_Academy" title="Stewarton Academy">Stewarton Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doon_Academy" title="Doon Academy">Doon Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Loudoun Academy">Loudoun Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Members of the UK Parliament</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lillian_Jones" title="Lillian Jones">Lillian Jones</a> (Labour)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Stewart_(politician)" title="Elaine Stewart (politician)">Elaine Stewart</a> (Labour)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Members of the Scottish Parliament</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Coffey" title="Willie Coffey">Willie Coffey</a> (SNP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elena_Whitham" title="Elena Whitham">Elena Whitham</a> (SNP)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places of interest</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auchinleck_House" title="Auchinleck House">Auchinleck House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_and_Barony_of_Robertland" title="Castle and Barony of Robertland">Aiket Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalmore_House_and_Estate" title="Dalmore House and Estate">Dalmore House and Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Institute" title="Dick Institute">Dick Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_Theatre,_Kilmarnock" title="Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock">Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitelee_Wind_Farm" title="Whitelee Wind Farm">Whitelee Wind Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumfries_House" title="Dumfries House">Dumfries House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loch_Doon" title="Loch Doon">Loch Doon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_Castle" title="Loudoun Castle">Loudoun Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmaurs_Place" title="Kilmaurs Place">Kilmaurs Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowallan_Castle" title="Rowallan Castle">Rowallan Castle</a></li> 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HALO Urban Regeneration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitelee_Wind_Farm" title="Whitelee Wind Farm">Whitelee Wind Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Castle" title="Dean Castle">Dean Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunlop_cheese" title="Dunlop cheese">Dunlop cheese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_Theatre,_Kilmarnock" title="Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock">Palace Theatre and Grand Hall complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Walker" title="Johnnie Walker">Johnnie Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Industrial_Railway_Centre" title="Scottish Industrial Railway Centre">Scottish Industrial Railway Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Barclay_Sons_%26_Co." title="Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.">Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_Hill" title="Loudoun Hill">Loudoun Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Ayrshire_and_Arran" title="NHS Ayrshire and Arran">NHS Ayrshire and Arran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Hospital_Crosshouse" title="University 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