Liff
Liff is a town in Angus, Scotland, situated 4+1⁄2 miles west-northwest of Dundee on a south-facing slope two miles north of the River Tay. It had a population of 568 in 2011.- Type: Village with 1,890 residents
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kirkton of Liff” and “Liff, Angus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Parish Church, Liff and Backmuir Wood.
Backmuir Wood
Forest
Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff.
Fowlis Castle
Farmhouse
Fowlis Castle is situated five miles northwest of Dundee, Scotland, in the hamlet of Fowlis. It is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before coming to the Gray family in 1337.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birkhill and Gowrie Park.
Birkhill
Village
Birkhill and neighbouring Muirhead are two small villages in Angus, just to the west of Dundee, Scotland.
Gowrie Park
Suburb
Gowrie Park is a residential area of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sandwiched between Menzieshill and Dundee Technology Park, it is located in the western edge of the city. Gowrie Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Liff.
Invergowrie
Village
Invergowrie is a village on the northwest bank of the Firth of Tay to the west of Dundee. Historically part of Perthshire, it was formerly incorporated as part of the city of Dundee, but is now administered as part of Perth and Kinross. Invergowrie is situated 2 miles southeast of Liff.
Liff
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.48316° or 56° 28′ 59″ north
Longitude
-3.08372° or 3° 5′ 1″ west
Population
1,890
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
Open location code
9C8RFWM8+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Liff” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mains of Fowlis and Fowlis Easter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hurley Hawkin Broch and Gray Den.
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