Balgowan, Dundee

Human settlement in Scotland
Balgowan is located in Dundee City council area
Balgowan
Balgowan
Location within Dundee City council area
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Balgowan is located in Scotland
Balgowan
Balgowan
Location within Scotland
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  • Dundee City
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  • Dundee
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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
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