Carberry Tower dates from the 14th. century when Sir Gilbert Johnstone and his wife Agnes de Elphinstone built a towerhouse shortly after extending their tower at nearby Elphinstone. The lands were mentioned much earlier though when David I granted Cairbairin to the monks of Dunfermline Abbey in the early 12th. century when he was still the Prince of Cumbria. The lands of Carberry later passed through many families until, coincidentally, they were inherited by William, the 15th. Lord Elphinstone in 1861. They held the tenure for exactly a century when, in 1961, Lady Mary Elphinstone died leaving the tower and estate 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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