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About Liff

Liff is a small village in the Angus countryside, about 15 minutes north of Dundee via the A923. It sits in gentle farmland below the Sidlaw Hills, serving as a gateway to rural Scotland for day-trippers and commuters alike. The village gained quirky literary fame when Douglas Adams featured its name in "The Meaning of Liff," his comedic dictionary of invented word definitions.

Where is Liff on the map?

Liff is in Scotland, at 56.486, -3.085 - about 19 km south of Ruthven, Angus.

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The closest airport to Liff is Dundee Airport, 7 km (about 10 min by car).

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