Gordon
Gordon is a town in the old county of Berwickshire, Scotland and is now part of the Scottish Borders Council. The village 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 first Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, previously of Swinton, stated to have been the grand son of a renowned knight that slew some monstrous 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, suggesting wonderful fort. 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 former hamlet of Huntly simply to the north; they still held lands up to the 18th century. The Gordon household are the ancestors of the Dukes of Richmond as well as Gordon as well as of the Marquis of Huntly.