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Moniaive
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The Clock Tower, Moniaive | |
Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
Population | 520 |
OS grid reference | NX778909 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | THORNHILL |
Postcode district | DG3 |
Dialling code | 01848 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Moniaive (/mɒniˈaɪv/ 'monny-IVE'; Scottish Gaelic: Am Moine Naomh, "The Holy Moor") is a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It stands on the Cairn and Dalwhat Waters, 16 miles (26 km) north-west of the town of Dumfries.[1] Moniaive has been named best overall small village in the Nithsdale in Bloom competition five times in a row, from 2006 to 2011.[2] The village streetscape was featured in the 2002 Peter Mullan film The Magdalene Sisters. In 2004, The Times described the village as one of the 'coolest' in Britain.