Carberry, East Lothian

Carberry

Carberry Tower
Carberry
 Carberry shown within East Lothian
OS grid referenceNT358699
   – Edinburgh 8 mi (12.9 km)  SE
   – London 370 mi (600 km)  SSE
Civil parishInveresk
Council areaEast Lothian
Lieutenancy areaEast Lothian
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MUSSELBURGH
Postcode district EH21
Dialling code 0131
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentEast Lothian
Scottish ParliamentEast Lothian
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Coordinates: 55°55′05″N 3°01′41″W / 55.918°N 3.028°W / 55.918; -3.028

Carberry is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It 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 September 20, 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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