Gordon
Gordon is a town in the old area of Berwickshire, Scotland as well as is now 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 also 4 miles west of Greenlaw. The initial Gordon on document is Richard of Gordon, formerly of Swinton, claimed to have actually been the grandson of a well-known knight who multitude 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 said to originate from Brittonic, implying great fort. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over two centuries and were thought to have actually built a castle at the former community of Huntly just to the north; they still held end up to the 18th century. The Gordon household are the ancestors of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon as well as of the Marquis of Huntly.