Minnigaff

Minnigaff
Minnigaff
Minnigaff shown within Dumfries and Galloway
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DG8
Dialling code	01671
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish Parliament	Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
List of places UK Scotland 54°58′01″N 4°28′59″W / 54.966958°N 4.483167°W / 54.966958; -4.483167Coordinates: 54°58′01″N 4°28′59″W / 54.966958°N 4.483167°W / 54.966958; -4.483167

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.

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

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