Balgowan, Dundee

Balgowan, Dundee

Balgowan is an area of Dundee, Scotland. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic "Baile Ghobhainn", meaning "blacksmith's stead" [Nicolaisen, W.F.H. "Scottish Place Names" , pp139] (cf also Govan in Glasgow from the same Celtic root).

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