Minnigaff
Minnigaff is a village and civil parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Lead was discovered there in 1763 and mined about two miles from the village until 1839.Etymology
The name Minnigaff or Minigaff is of Brittonic origin. The generic element is mönïδ, meaning "a prominent hill", while the specific is goβ, meaning "a blacksmith". The Minnigaff Hills, part of the Galloway Forest Park, are located north of the village.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
