battle, early modern

Battle of Carberry Hill

Name: Battle of Carberry Hill
Location: Musselburgh, United Kingdom

Battle of Carberry Hill was a battle fought in 1567 at Musselburgh, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Musselburgh. The recorded result: Victory for opponents of Mary, Queen of Scots. Recorded strength: 2,000, including; 200 musketeers; 300 pikemen against 2,000.

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Fought1567

WhereMusselburgh, United Kingdom55.942N, 3.054W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVictory for opponents of Mary, Queen of Scots

BelligerentsForces loyal to Mary, Queen of ScotsagainstForces opposed to Mary, Queen of Scots

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Battlefield todayBattle of Pinkie battlefieldHistoric Environment Scotland entry BTL15, 1,775 ha

Record

Date	1567 (year precision)
Place	Musselburgh, United Kingdom 55.942N, 3.054W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	2,000, including; 200 musketeers; 300 pikemen	2,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell	William Kirkcaldy of Grange

Placed at Musselburgh; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic Environment Scotland). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Pinkie 1547, 1.7 km SE
Battle of Prestonpans 1745, 6.1 km E
Battle of Boroughmuir 1335, 8.1 km W
Siege of Leith 1559, 8.2 km NW
Cleanse the Causeway 1520, 8.4 km W

Elsewhere in 1567

Historic Environment Scotland registers this as the Battle of Pinkie battlefield (entry BTL15), 1,775 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Carberry Hill is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870653, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carberry Hill, revision 1370436300, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic Environment Scotland (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.