Balgowan, Dundee

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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).

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  1. ^ Nicolaisen, W.F.H. Scottish Place Names , pp139
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