Minnigaff

Minnigaff is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Lead was discovered there in 1763 and mined about two miles from the village until 1839.^[1]

Minnigaff Scottish Gaelic: Muine Gobha
Minnigaff Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy area	Wigtown
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DG8
Dialling code	01671
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish Parliament	Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
List of places UK Scotland 54.966958°N 4.483167°W / 54.966958; -4.483167

Garlies Castle, Minnigaff

Kirkcudbrightshire, civil parish map

Etymology

The name Minnigaff or Minigaff is of Brittonic origin.^[2] The generic element is mönïδ, meaning "a prominent hill", while the specific is goβ, meaning "a blacksmith" (cf. Welsh mynydd-gof).^[2] The Minnigaff Hills, part of the Galloway Forest Park, are located north of the village.

History

Minnigaff was one of two parishes from Kirkcudbrightshire which were included in the Wigtown District which existed from 1975 to 1996, and as such forms part of the Wigtown lieutenancy area rather than the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright lieutenancy.^[3][4]

Notable people

Minnigaff is the birthplace of John M'Millan, the Cameronian preacher. Sir James Mirrlees, winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was also born there.

Buildings

• List of listed buildings in Minnigaff, Dumfries and Galloway