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| Fogo | |
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  FogoLocation within the Scottish Borders | |
| Population | 161 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NT7649 |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Duns |
| Postcode district | TD11 |
| Dialling code | 01360 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 55°43′54″N 2°18′03″W / 55.7318°N 2.3008°W / 55.7318; -2.3008 | |
Fogo is a village in the county of Berwickshire, in the Borders of Scotland, 3 miles south of Duns, on the Blackadder Water.
The name Fogo means "foggage pit, den or hollow" as well as a portmanteau of fog and hollow.
The village contains two Category A listed buildings; the bridge, a single span, round-arched bridge spanning Blackadder Water and the church, founded c.1100 and rebuilt in 1755.
Other places nearby include the Crosshall cross, Gavinton, the Greenknowe Tower, Greenlaw, Edrom, Eccles, Hume Castle, Leitholm, Longformacus, Polwarth, Swinton, and Westruther.
See also
References
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Fogo Bridge (Category A Listed Building) (LB10513)". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Fogo Kirk, Church of Scotland, including Inner and Outer Graveyards, Boundary Walls and Lych Gate (Category A Listed Building) (LB10512)". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
External links
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Parish of Fogo
- RCAHMS/Canmore record for Fogo Bridge
- Scottish Borders Council: Fogo Nursery at Fogo Old School
- BBC: Coat of arms of Gavinton, Fogo and Polwarth explained
- GENUKI: Fogo
- Ancestor research at Fogo Parish Churchyard, Berwickshire
- History of Fogo Kirk
- Old Roads of Scotland: Fogo
| Berwickshire towns and villages | |
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