Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

3 KIRK BRAE CERES PARISH CHURCH (FORMERLY MAIN STREET) CERESLB2363

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
B
Date Added
10/08/1972
Local Authority
Fife
Planning Authority
Fife
Parish
Ceres
NGR
NO 39942 11668
Coordinates
339942, 711668

Description

Dated JC 1806 (probably for John Corstorphine

architect-builder of Kingsbarns) at door lintel. Originally:

rectangular plan, 2-storey 3-window treatment of flanks,

ground floor openings in arched recesses west side, 2 arched

windows (reglazed) N gable, piended roof; square tower south

gable, 3 narrow round-arched openings each face, crenellated

parapet and obelisk pinnacles. South and west fronts droved

ashlar, remainder rubble. External appearance subsequently

modified, octagonal drum and stone spire added 1851-2, Hugh

Birrell of Drumeldrie architect, outer openings of original

belfry stage built up on George Rae's advice; considerable

repairs 1853; Hugh Birrell; piends of roof removed and gables

built John Milne of St Andrews 1865. Interior: U-plan gallery

on timber Roman doric columns (additional 4 inserted in

accordance with original plan in 1829) swagged frieze,

original table pews and pulpit, restored I G Lindsay. Glazing

mainly original. 15th century recumbent effigy in vestibule.

Statement of Special Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

References

Bibliography

NSA v IX p 529

Hay, Post-Ref Chs p 133, 182, 256 (elevation

and plan) Heritor's Records. Milne justified the change of

roof in the repairs ($258.2.4 for gables, $169.7.6 for

pavilion ends) as follows: 'I am of opinion that the apparent

saving in reconstruction of the roof with pavilion ends is a

false economy, the principle of construction is not a

substantial one and in addition is void of any approach to ecclesiological effect with largely engrosses the attention

of all denominations of the present age.'

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

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