Carberry, East Lothian Explained

Official Name:Carberry
Static Image Name:Carberry Tower (geograph 1942530).jpg
Static Image Caption:Carberry Tower
Country:Scotland
Os Grid Reference:NT358699
Edinburgh Distance Mi:8
Edinburgh Direction:SE
London Distance Mi:370
London Direction:SSE
Coordinates:55.918°N -3.028°W
Pushpin Map:Scotland East Lothian
Post Town:MUSSELBURGH
Postcode Area:EH
Postcode District:EH21
Dial Code:0131
Constituency Westminster:East Lothian
Civil Parish:Inveresk
Unitary Scotland:East Lothian Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:East Lothian
Constituency Scottish Parliament:East Lothian

Carberry is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, is situated off the A6124 road, a mile east of Whitecraig, two miles south east of Musselburgh, and 2 miles north east of Dalkeith.

On 20 September 1745 Charles Edward Stuart set off from Duddingston with his troops via Carberry to meet the Hanoverian army for the Battle of Prestonpans.

Carberry Tower

The 15th-century Carberry Tower is a historic house owned by the Scottish charity Gartmore House. It was previously owned by the Elphinstone family. The late Lady Elphinstone, sister of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, gifted the building to the Church of Scotland.

Battle of Carberry Hill

In June 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, surrendered to the rebel confederation after the Battle of Carberry Hill, the start of her imprisonment which was to continue for 20 years.

A monument was erected on the estate of the Dukes of Buccleuch, with the legend "M.R. 1567 At this spot Mary, Queen of Scots, after the escape of Bothwell mounted her horse and surrendered herself to the Confederate Lords 15 June 1567".

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