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Ceres

(i.e.) St. Cyr's), Fife, a tiny decayed town , with a green, an ancient bridge and the medieval mausoleum of the Crawfords adjoining the parish church. Some of the Houses are decorated  with sculptured emblems, and at the cross is a strange  17th century figure of a church provost, by a local artist. A large tower attached to a farm, 3/4 mile S.E., is a relic of Craighall, a mansion built by Sir Thomas Hope (1606-43), who negotiated the treaty between Charles I and the Scottish Estates (1642). Cupar is 3m N.W. by hilly road.