The two--storey house now named "Kirklands" serves as a reminder of the nearby property which once contained the old Presbytery and buildings connected with the church. In Roman Catholic times these included a brewery which was worked by the monks and which survived for quite a long time after the last monk had disappeared.

As the years went by, changes took place and in 1788 the house now known as "Mansefield" was built and became a fine dwelling-house and garden with stables and outhouses for the minister. Kirklands - the old manse with a beautiful garden and orchard, surrounded by a high wall, was situated where the engineering works and a row of council houses now stands.

In 1837, the Rev. Joseph Crichton, one of several men of character, who were ministers in Ceres, (in his case for almost 60 years), bought the old Kirklands. In the garden he and his wife, having purchased the well-known figure of " The Provost, " carved by John Howie of Saughtree. had it erected where it remained for many a year. The quaint, sturdy figure was supposed to represent the last occupant of the Ceres Provostry, the Rev. Thomas Buchannan who became the Provost in 1578 and was a relative of the more famous George Buchanan.

The Howies of Saughtree lived within a stone's throw of the Kirklands and on the gable of one of the Saughtree cottages can be seen the delightful left-handed piper and another carved stone-head, while across the road is a panel let into the wall which is said to commemorate 3 village girls lost in a great flood.

The " Provost " was nearly lost to Ceres as he was sold to a Cupar lady in 1933 when the ground was being redeveloped, but so great was the indignation of the villagers that "he" was retrieved and set up in a prominent place at the head of the village with a carved panel also by "Howie", showing a scene from the Battle of Bannockburn.

The High Street is the oldest part of the village and has 3 outlets. The first led via the Gollop to both the Castle of Craighall and also to the East, where in olden days a road went by the White Den and possibly on to St. Andrews. The second crosses the Auld Brig and proceeds to the West and South. The third goes to Cupar. In the centre of the West side of the Street stands the ancient Baron's Court House, complete with prison-cell, which was instituted under the feudal system, introduced into England by the Normans and later into Scotland. As Baron with authority over the Ceres district, the landlord of Craighall sat on fixed days in this Court House for the administration of justice. "The Jougs" still hang on the outside wall of the Court House. This relic of former punishment shows the iron band which was padlocked round the neck of the offender, while the bracelets chained him to the spot.

After 1748 the Crown undertook the administration of justice and Ceres came under the jurisdiction of the County Court at Cupar. The old village Court House was closed and the cavalcade no longer clattered down from Craighall by way of the gollop. At a later date the Court House became the Weigh House for the expanding village trade. The stone tablet over the doorway showing scales and the motto "GOD BLESS THE JUST" may have been added at this time, but both scales and motto would fit the administration of justice equally as well as the weighing of commodities.

Little remains of the old houses in the High Street, but there are still some "marriage stones" to be seen, built into the walls with initials and dates of 1707, 1722 and 1758.

In the Weigh House and two adjoining cottages, the Central and North Fife Preservation Society have organised the interesting and attractive Fife Folk Museum, where many of the exhibits have been either made in Fife or used in Fife homes, from the cottage to the Castle, and may be seen along with a comprehensive display of craftsmen's tools and agricultural implements. There is also a charming costume display as well as a children's section.

Running alongside the Bow Butts and the village green is the Ceres Burn, and spanning it is the attractive 17th century bridge, also known as the "Bishop's Bridge". Archbishop Sharp was one of the most hated men in the country. From being Presbyterian minister of Crail he had become Episcopalian Archbishop of St. Andrews and renowned for his severity towards the Covenanters. In may 1679, the Archbishop, accompanied by his daughter, in his grand coach with coachman, postillions and 4 serving men, came from Kennoway where he had slept the night on his journey from Edinburgh to St. Andrews. By the old waterless way he would come down the hill to Ceres and over the bridge to a building at the corner of the High Street where he smoked a pipe with the curate and then onwards towards Magus Moor, where, within sight of St. Andrews, he was brutally done to death by a group of Covenanters who had spent the previous night in a barn at Baldinnie. These men had received word that the Sheriff--Depute, by name Carmichael, and also hated for his treatment of Covenanters, would be hunting in the neighbourhood next day, but Carmichael had received a warning and was safely in his headquarters at Cupar. Just as the party were preparing to break up and go home, a message reached them that the Archbishop was nearby. Hardly able to believe their good fortune, the 12 men galloped after the coach, caught up with it and committed the murder. After searching the coach they cantered away but stopped after 3 miles to give thanks to God "for the awful deed they had been permitted to perpetrate".

Overlooking the Auld Brig Is St. John's Masonic Lodge built in 1765. There has been no Lodge in the village for many years and the building was in a sad state of disrepair, being in part a dwelling and in part a hen-house. In 1964 the Central and North Fife Preservation Society, in conjunction with the National Trust for Scotland, bought the building and re-conditioned it under the "Little Houses Scheme". Alongside the house is a long and wide terrace with some curious vaulted chambers beneath. The main part of Ceres from Meldrum's Inn to St. John's Lodge is now a conservation area which also includes Baltilly House and cottages which are on the outskirts of the village over the burn from Meldrum's Inn.