Gavinton is a small village located on a minor road off the A6105 Duns to Greenlaw road. The village, with the associated parishes of Fogo and Polwarth, lies two and a half miles to the south-west of Duns in Berwickshire.
This map (here) shows the local area with the community council’s boundary, and neighbouring community councils.
This map show all the properties and postcodes in the area. Zoom in to see individual properties in Gavinton village. The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 18 miles, by road, to the east, provides access to the national rail network and the A1 trunk road, putting Edinburgh and Newcastle within easy reach.
A lot of the information on this website, such as information about the Gavinton Village Hall and access to the archives of the Community Council, is intended for residents of the area. Other information, such as the history of the three communities and the photo galleries, should interest anyone with links to this part of the Scottish Borders
Gavinton village Green
SBC has an excellent interactive map of features and facilities in the Borders: boundaries, planning, schools, hospitals, wind farms, and much more. Well worth a look
A selection of photographs taken in and around the area are shown here (from the Gallery section)
Here are some useful sources of historical information:
- Dunse history society
- Historic Scotland
- Historic Environment Scotland
- National Library of Scotland
- Vision of Britain through Time
Listed Buildings
Details of listed buildings are on the SBC planning portal, including the category definitions. The map below is derived from Historic Scotland. The source map shows all listed buildings, with links to further details of each building (zoom in to area of interest and click the ‘layers’ and ‘legend’ icons to select what you want to see)
aerial view of Gavinton
View and zoom-in to a high definition aerial view here