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" (c.f. Welshmynydd-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]
minnigaff, village, civil, parish, historic, county, kirkcudbrightshire, dumfries, galloway, scotland, lead, discovered, there, 1763, mined, about, miles, from, village, until, 1839, scottish, gaelic, muine, gobhalocation, within, dumfries, gallowaycouncil, ar. 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 MinnigaffScottish Gaelic Muine GobhaMinnigaffLocation within Dumfries and GallowayCouncil areaDumfries and GallowayLieutenancy areaWigtownCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPostcode districtDG8Dialling code01671PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentDumfries and GallowayScottish ParliamentGalloway and Upper NithsdaleList of places UK Scotland 54 58 01 N 4 28 59 W 54 966958 N 4 483167 W 54 966958 4 483167 Coordinates 54 58 01 N 4 28 59 W 54 966958 N 4 483167 W 54 966958 4 483167Garlies Castle Minnigaff Kirkcudbrightshire civil parish map Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Notable people 4 Buildings 5 ReferencesEtymology EditThe name Minnigaff or Minigaff is of Brittonic origin 2 The generic element is monid meaning a prominent hill while the specific is gob meaning a blacksmith c f Welsh mynydd gof 2 The Minnigaff Hills part of the Galloway Forest Park are located north of the village History EditMinnigaff 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 EditMinnigaff 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 EditList of listed buildings in Minnigaff Dumfries and GallowayReferences Edit Minnigaff history in the UK amp Ireland Genealogy Website accessed 13 August 2015 a b James Alan A Guide to the Place Name Evidence PDF SPNS The Brittonic Language in the Old North Retrieved 13 October 2019 Local Government Scotland Act 1973 legislation gov uk The National Archives 1973 c 65 retrieved 22 November 2022 The Lord Lieutenants Scotland Order 1996 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1996 731 retrieved 25 November 2022 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minnigaff This Dumfries and Galloway location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minnigaff amp oldid 1128643621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
