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Carberry, East Lothian

Village in East Lothian, Scotland


Summary

Village in East Lothian, Scotland

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official_nameCarberry
static_image_nameCarberry Tower (geograph 1942530).jpg
static_image_captionCarberry Tower
countryScotland
os_grid_referenceNT358699
edinburgh_distance_mi8
edinburgh_directionSE
london_distance_mi370
london_directionSSE
coordinates
pushpin_mapScotland East Lothian
post_townMUSSELBURGH
postcode_areaEH
postcode_districtEH21
dial_code0131
constituency_westminsterEast Lothian
civil_parishInveresk
unitary_scotlandEast Lothian Council
lieutenancy_scotlandEast Lothian
constituency_scottish_parliamentEast 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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