Balgowan, Dundee
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Balgowan
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Location within Dundee City council area Location within Scotland | |
OS grid reference | NO386343 |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNDEE |
Postcode district | DD3 |
Dialling code | 01382 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
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
[edit]- ^ Nicolaisen, W.F.H. Scottish Place Names , pp139