Carberry, East Lothian

Village in East Lothian, Scotland

Human settlement in Scotland

Carberry

Carberry Tower

Carberry

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Carberry

Location within Scotland

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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|

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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, 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 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

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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

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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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carberry, East Lothian.

* 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

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Settlements in East Lothian

Towns|

* Cockenzie and Port Seton
* Dunbar
* Gullane
* Haddington
* Musselburgh
* North Berwick
* Prestonpans
* Tranent

Villages and hamlets|

* Aberlady
* Athelstaneford
* Auldhame & Scoughall
* Belhaven
* Bolton
* Carberry
* Dirleton
* Drem
* East Linton
* East Saltoun and West Saltoun
* Garvald
* Gifford
* Humbie
* Innerwick
* Inveresk
* Kingston
* Longniddry
* Macmerry
* Oldhamstocks
* Ormiston
* Pencaitland
* Spott
* Stenton
* Tyninghame
* Wallyford
* West Barns
* Whitecraig
* Whitekirk

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