Liff, Angus
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Liff is a small hamlet northwest of Dundee in Scotland.
It was the site of Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, a large psychiatric institution which was situated in the grounds of an expansive estate. The hospital has recently closed and the area is now being developed as prime building land for up-market house building. The psychiatric unit has moved to a new building beside Ninewells Hospital.
The placename features in the title of a bestselling book by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd, The Meaning of Liff. It is defined there as "a book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover". However, to people in the Tayside region of Scotland the name is virtually synonymous with "the local mental hospital".
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