Gordon
Gordon is a village in the old area of Berwickshire, Scotland and is currently part of the Scottish Borders Council. The town rests 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 4 miles west of Greenlaw. The very first Gordon on document is Richard of Gordon, previously of Swinton, said to have been the grandson of a renowned knight that slew some impressive animal in the Merse while of King Malcolm III of Scotland. This Richard was Lord of the Barony of Gordon in the Merse. The name is claimed to stem from Brittonic, meaning excellent ft. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over two centuries and were thought to have developed a castle at the former community 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 as well as Gordon and also of the Marquis of Huntly.
