Minnigaff — MINNIGAFF, a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright; containing, with the village of Creebridge, 1826 inhabitants, of whom 170 are in the village of Minnigaff, ½ a mile (N.) from Newton Stewart. This place, of which the name, in the Gaelic… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Mounting block — A mounting block, horse block, or in Scots a loupin on stane[1] is an assistance for mounting and dismounting a horse or cart, especially for the young, elderly or infirm. They were especially useful for women riding sidesaddle, allowing a horse… … Wikipedia
Creebridge — CREEBRIDGE, a village, in the parish of Minnigaff, stewartry of Kirkcudbright, ½ a mile (E.) from Newton Stewart; containing 262 inhabitants. This place consists of a street of good houses, recently built near a bridge over the Cree, and about … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Kirkcudbrightshire — County (until circa 1890) Country Scotland … Wikipedia
Newton Stewart — Coordinates: 54°57′29″N 4°29′31″W / 54.958°N 4.492°W / 54.958; 4.492 … Wikipedia
James Mirrlees — Sir James Alexander Mirrlees, FBA (born 5 July 1936, Minnigaff, Wigtownshire) is a Scottish economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was knighted in 1998.He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and… … Wikipedia
River Bladnoch — The Bladnoch is a river in the Machars of Galloway in southwest Scotland. One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Sir David Dunbar in an appendix to Andrew Symson s work A Large Description of Galloway… … Wikipedia
Digital switchover dates in the United Kingdom — Switchover not yet started … Wikipedia
James Mirrlees — Sir James Alexander Mirrlees (né le 5 juillet 1936 à Minnigaff en Écosse) est un économiste écossais. Il a reçu en 1996 le Prix de la Banque de Suède en sciences économiques en mémoire d Alfred Nobel et a été fait chevalier en 1997[1]. Cursus… … Wikipédia en Français
James Mirrlees — Archivo:James Mirrlees nobel.jpg James Mirrlees James Alexander Mirrlees (5 de julio de 1936, Minnigaff, Escocia) es un economista escocés, profesor de Cambridge, que fue premiado con el Premio Nobel de Economía en 1996 junto a William Vickrey… … Wikipedia Español
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