Gordon
Gordon is a village in the old county of Berwickshire, Scotland as well as is now part of the Scottish Borders Council. The town sits on the crossroads of the A6106 Earlston to Duns road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road, it is 6 miles east of Earlston and also 4 miles west of Greenlaw. The initial Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, previously of Swinton, claimed to have been the grand son of a renowned knight who variety some impressive pet in the Merse during the time of King Malcolm III of Scotland. This Richard was Lord of the Barony of Gordon in the Merse. The name is stated to derive from Brittonic, implying great ft. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over 2 centuries and were thought to have actually built a castle at the former community of Huntly simply to the north; they still held end up to the 18th century. The Gordon family are the ancestors of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon and of the Marquis of Huntly.