Fogo, Scottish Borders
Fogo is a village in the county of Berwickshire, in the Borders of Scotland, 3 miles south of Duns, on the Blackadder Water.
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Fogo Location within the Scottish Borders | |
| Population | 161 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NT7649 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Duns |
| Postcode district | TD11 |
| Dialling code | 01360 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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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.
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