What is recorded here

Ceres, Anstruther Road, the Castle is an 18th Century cottage in Fife, Scotland. The exact point is known to the nearest metre, yet the name still evokes a castle that may never have stood there. The gap between the grand word and the small building creates a memorable shape. The place resists easy belief because it presents both a precise location and an impossible identity at the same time.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ceres, Anstruther Road, the Castle as Cottage (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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