Carberry, East Lothian

Carberry
Carberry Tower
Carberry Show map of East Lothian Carberry Location within Scotland Show map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NT358699
•  Edinburgh	8 mi (12.9 km)  SE
•  London	370 mi (600 km)  SSE
Civil parish	Inveresk
Council area	East Lothian Council
Lieutenancy area	East Lothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MUSSELBURGH
Postcode district	EH21
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Lothian
Scottish Parliament	East Lothian
List of places UK Scotland 55°55′05″N3°01′41″W / 55.918°N 3.028°W / 55.918; -3.028

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".

External links

• Gazetteer for Scotland webpage on Carberry
• National Portrait Gallery painting by Livinus de Vogelaare, "The Battle-array of Carberry-hill"
• National Archives catalogue reference MPF 1/366, Image of Battle of Carberry Hill
• Carberry Tower's own website