Minnigaff

Minnigaff
Minnigaff
Minnigaff shown within Dumfries and Galloway
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district DG8
Dialling code 01671
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Garlies Castle, Minnigaff
Kirkcudbrightshire, civil parish map

Minnigaff is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Lead was discovered there in 1763 and mined about two miles from the village until 1839. [1]

Minnigaff is the birthplace of Sir James Mirrlees, winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Buildings

References

  1. ↑ Minnigaff history in the UK & Ireland Genealogy Website, accessed 13 August 2015
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