Balgowan, Dundee

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Balgowan
Balgowan is located in Dundee
Balgowan
Balgowan
Location within the City of Dundee
OS grid referenceNO386343
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNDEE
Postcode districtDD3
Dialling code01382
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°29′48″N 2°59′56″W / 56.496759°N 2.998905°W / 56.496759; -2.998905Coordinates: 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