Ceres Parish Church, 3 Kirk Brae, Ceres is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 10 August 1972. Church. 1 related planning application.

Ceres Parish Church, 3 Kirk Brae, Ceres

WRENN ID
late-loft-tide
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
10 August 1972
Type
Church
OS grid reference
NO 399 116
Coordinates
56.29362, -2.97192
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ceres Parish Church, located at 3 Kirk Brae in Ceres, was built in 1806, likely by architect-builder John Corstorphine of Kingsbarns, as indicated on the door lintel. The church has a rectangular plan and is two stories high with a three-window arrangement on the flanks. The ground floor features openings in arched recesses on the west side, while the north gable has two arched windows that have been reglazed. It has a piended roof and a square tower on the south gable, which includes three narrow round-arched openings on each face, topped with a crenellated parapet and obelisk pinnacles. The south and west fronts are made of droved ashlar, while the rest of the building is constructed from rubble.

The external appearance of the church has been modified over time, with an octagonal drum and stone spire added between 1851 and 1852 by architect Hugh Birrell of Drumeldrie. The outer openings of the original belfry stage were built up on the advice of George Rae, and significant repairs were carried out in 1853 by Hugh Birrell. In 1865, the piends of the roof were removed and new gables were built by John Milne of St Andrews.

Inside, the church features a U-plan gallery supported by timber Roman Doric columns, with an additional four columns added in accordance with the original plan in 1829. The interior includes a swagged frieze, original table pews, and a pulpit, which was restored by I G Lindsay. Most of the glazing is original, and there is a 15th-century recumbent effigy located in the vestibule.

Local climate

Ceres Parish Church, 3 Kirk Brae, Ceres receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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