Gordon
Gordon is a village in the old area 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 as well as the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road, it is 6 miles east of Earlston as well as 4 miles west of Greenlaw. The very first Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, formerly of Swinton, claimed to have actually been the grandson of a famous knight that multitude 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 said to originate from Brittonic, meaning fantastic ft. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over 2 centuries as well as were believed to have actually developed a castle at the previous community of Huntly simply to the north; they still held lands up to the 18th century. The Gordon household are the forefathers of the Dukes of Richmond and also Gordon and also of the Marquis of Huntly.