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Ceres, General

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Burgh (Medieval), Village (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Ceres, General

Classification Burgh (Medieval), Village (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 77493

Site Number NO41SW 42

NGR NO 400 115

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view with Ceres village in the distance, taken from the SE.
Oblique aerial view with Ceres village in the distance, taken from the SE.General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the NW.General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the WNW.General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the WSW.General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the ESE.General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the SSW.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish Ceres
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NO41SW 42 40 11.

Erected burgh of barony in 1620.

G S Pryde 1965.

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Architecture Notes

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE ARCHITECTURE CATALOGUE:

The National Trust Survey (1938) points out that this village is very unspoilt. The houses are simple, dating chiefly from the eighteenth century. The High Street presents an exceedingly complete group of its period.

Classification: 3B, 18C houses.

REFERENCE:

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND:

The National Trust Survey, 1938

SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY:

S.M.T. Magazine, September 1950 - Article and Photographs

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Photographic Survey (1942)

Photographs of buildings in Ceres, Fife, by the secretary of the National Buildings Record Scottish Council, George Scott Moncrieff, in 1942.

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