Gavinton

Gavinton is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-west of Duns, the former county town of Berwickshire.

[2] The first records of the area came in the reign of David I of Scotland when Roger d'Eu, the king's retainer, was in possession of lands and church of Langton.

[2] The lordship at Langton Tower passed to Sir Alexander Cockburn when he married Mary, the Vipont heiress.

[2] The old village of Langton, so called because of its straggling layout (Longtown) was attacked and razed to the ground in 1558 by Sir Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland.

In 1758 David Gavin bought Langton and wasted no time in demolishing the historic old tower and building a new house.