Minnigaff

Minnigaff is a village and civil parish in the historic county of in , . Lead was discovered there in 1763 and mined about two miles from the village until 1839.
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Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Minigaff”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Douglas Ewart High School and Newton Stewart Hospital.

School
was opened in 1922 in , . It was formed by the amalgamation of the Douglas Free School opened in 1834 and the High School of the Ewart Institute opened in 1864.

Hospital
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a health facility in , , . It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Church
Photo: Mark McKie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northwest of Minnigaff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton Stewart and Palnure.

Photo: John5199, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in in southwest Scotland, along the main road between Carlisle, Dumfries and Stranraer. It's named for William Stewart who built several houses and obtained a burgh charter in 1677 from King Charles II.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in , Scotland, on the Burn, just outside . is situated 3 miles southeast of Minnigaff.

Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the council area in south-west . Its population is about 750 people. is situated 6 miles southeast of Minnigaff.

Minnigaff

Latitude
54.96161° or 54° 57′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.47938° or 4° 28′ 46″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9C6QXG6C+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 253861993
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642441
Wiki­data ID
Q6868854
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Satellite Map

Discover Minnigaff from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Minnigaff” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مينيكاف”
  • Asturian: “Minnigaff”
  • Basque: “Minnigaff”
  • Catalan: “Minnigaff”
  • Dutch: “Minnigaff”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مينيكاف”
  • French: “Minnigaff”
  • German: “Minnigaff”
  • Hebrew: “מיניגאף”
  • Irish: “Muine Gobha”
  • Japanese: “ミニガフ”
  • Russian: “Миннигафф”
  • Scots: “Minnigaff”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Muine Gobha”
  • Spanish: “Minnigaff”
  • Swedish: “Minnigaff”
  • Urdu: “منی گاف”

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Explore places such as Whitehills and Cumloden.

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Highlights include Monument Garden and The Vault.

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