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Balgowan
Balgowan is located in Scotland
Balgowan
Balgowan
OS grid reference NO386343
Council area
  • Dundee City
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNDEE
Postcode district DD3
Dialling code 01382
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Dundee West
Scottish Parliament
  • Dundee City West
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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" (cf also Govan in Glasgow from the same Celtic root).

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