Balgowan, Dundee Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Balgowan
Gaelic Name:Baile Ghobhainn
Pushpin Map:Scotland Dundee
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Dundee City council area
Os Grid Reference:NO386343
Coordinates:56.4968°N -2.9989°W
Map Type:Scotland
Unitary Scotland:Dundee City
Lieutenancy Scotland:Dundee
Constituency Westminster:Dundee West
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Dundee City West
Post Town:DUNDEE
Postcode District:DD3
Postcode Area:DD
Dial Code:01382

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