Gordon Moss
Encyclopedia
Gordon Moss is a nature reserve
near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
, in the former Berwickshire
.
The moss is situated one mile west of Gordon village, south of the Gordon - Earlston
road (A6105). Parking places.
The fauna
includes 16 species of butterfly and over 200 species of moth
.
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
near Gordon, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, in the former Berwickshire
Berwickshire
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
.
The moss is situated one mile west of Gordon village, south of the Gordon - Earlston
Earlston
Earlston , formerly Ercildoune, is a civil parish and market town in the county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It is situated on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland.-Early history:...
road (A6105). Parking places.
The fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
includes 16 species of butterfly and over 200 species of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
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History and Archaeology
On January 21st, 1882, a workman walking across Gordon Moss discovered a flint axehead, described as being fashioned of a dark grey mottled flint, measuring 150mm by 50mm.See also
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berwickshire and Roxburgh
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tweeddale and Ettrick and Lauderdale
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
Reference
- The antiquary (1882), 'Antiquarian news, stone celt', The Antiquary, 2nd, vol.5, page 179
- RCAHMS (1980), 'The archaeological sites and monuments of Berwickshire District, Borders Region, Edinburgh'