Gordon
Gordon is a village in the old region of Berwickshire, Scotland and is now part of the Scottish Borders Council. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6106 Earlston to Duns road and also the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road, it is 6 miles east of Earlston and also 4 miles west of Greenlaw. The first Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, formerly of Swinton, claimed to have actually been the grandson of a popular knight who variety some impressive animal 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 stem from Brittonic, suggesting fantastic fort. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over 2 centuries as well as were thought to have built a castle at the previous district of Huntly simply to the north; they still held end up to the 18th century. The Gordon household are the forefathers of the Dukes of Richmond and also Gordon as well as of the Marquis of Huntly.