Gordon
Gordon is a village in the old county of Berwickshire, Scotland and is currently part of the Scottish Borders Council. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6106 Earlston to Duns road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road, it is 6 miles east of Earlston as well as 4 miles west of Greenlaw. The first Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, formerly of Swinton, stated to have been the grandson of a popular knight that variety some monstrous 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 stem from Brittonic, implying fantastic ft. The de Gordons held the lairdship of Gordon for over 2 centuries as well as were thought to have built a castle at the former district 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 as well as of the Marquis of Huntly.