Bridge, South of Pitscottie, Ceres Burn

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 15/12/1992 Local Authority Fife Planning Authority Fife Parish Ceres NGR NO 41555 12521 Coordinates 341555, 712521 — Mid-late 18th century masonry bridge, built to replace Callange Ford, on new Cupar to Ceres road, in construction from circa 1736, to the late 18th century. triple-span centre of 3 segmental arches slightly higher than 2 flanking. Very fine ashlar work, diagonally droved, with horizontally-droved margins, chamfered arch arrises. No parapet. Pair cutwaters to E (none to W). Ashlar weathered differently to either side, of pinkish colour to W, grey to E. — South of Pitscottie, now approached from entrance to Kininmonth Farm, to east. Built to provide alterbative route from Cupar to Crail to thatthrought to Ceres; expenditure for a stretch of this road from here (Callange Ford) to Bruntshiels Moss (NO 450 104) to the south documented from 1736. Road made redundant soon after, when traffic was switched to new Pitscottie road by 1817 (Silver). Track/road now fades out a few metres to W of bridge in field, having passed over masonry vault, with drainage holes.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.