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Gordon

Gordon is a village in the area of , within the historic county of . The village sits on the crossroads of the A6105 to Berwick on Tweed road and the A6089 to road.
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Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 415 residents
  • Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Gordon, Scottish Borders” and “West Gordon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenknowe Tower and Mellerstain House.

Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the . Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence.

Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Scottish country house around 8 miles north of in the , Scotland. It is currently the home of George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington, and is designated as a historical monument. is situated 2½ miles south of Gordon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houndslow and Hume.

Hamlet
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the area of . It is situated on the A697, about 5 miles west of , and 3 miles north-east of Gordon. Immediately to the south is the former village of , with the 17th-century Bassendean House. is situated 3 miles north of Gordon.

Village
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is a village in , in the area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies 7 miles from , Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. , Smailholm, , , , Lambden, , , and Gordon. is situated 3½ miles east of Gordon.

Village
Photo: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county of Roxburghshire in south-east . It is at grid reference NT648364 and straddles the B6397 Gordon to road. is situated 4 miles south of Gordon.

Gordon

Latitude
55.68011° or 55° 40′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.56313° or 2° 33′ 47″ west
Population
415
Elevation
564 feet (172 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GON
Open location code
9C7VMCJP+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367201851
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648312
Wiki­data ID
Q5584749
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Gordon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غوردون، حدود إسكتلندية”
  • Arabic: “غوردون، حدود اسكتلندية”
  • Basque: “Gordon”
  • Dutch: “Gordon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جوردون”
  • French: “Gordon”
  • Japanese: “ゴードン”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Michael’s Kirk and Gordon Public Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gordon”. Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.