Balgowan, Dundee

Coordinates: 56°29′48″N 2°59′56″W / 56.496759°N 2.998905°W / 56.496759; -2.998905
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Balgowan
  • Dundee City
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNDEE
Postcode districtDD3
Dialling code01382
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56°29′48″N 2°59′56″W / 56.496759°N 2.998905°W / 56.496759; -2.998905

Balgowan is an area of Dundee, Scotland. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Ghobhainn, meaning "blacksmith's stead"[1] (cf also Govan in Glasgow from the same Celtic root).

Notes

  1. ^ Nicolaisen, W.F.H. Scottish Place Names , pp139