This document from December 1871 advises of an increase in rental for the Sunnybraes Farm (part of the Lundin Estate). At this time the farm was rented by long-time tenants the Forgans. James Forgan Senior had farmed there since at least the 1850s and handed over to his son, also James, around the 1870s. In the 1881 census, James Forgan Junior was recorded at Sunnybraes as "Farmer (of 300 acres, 200 arable, employing 4 men, 5 women and 1 boy)".
The 1871 note of increase in rental includes an 'ochre rent' and a 'rent of sand pit'. Ochre is a natural earth pigment containing hydrated iron oxide, which ranges in colour from yellow to deep orange or brown. Used as a paint, it can be seen on walls of many historic buildings (for example in Culross).
In the 1890s farmworkers cottages were built for Sunnybraes Farm on Pilmuir Road, close to the junction with Leven Road (now known as Pilmuir Cottages).
James Forgan Jr remained at Sunnybraes after his retirement, until his death in 1923 at the age of 79.
The 1871 note of increase in rental includes an 'ochre rent' and a 'rent of sand pit'. Ochre is a natural earth pigment containing hydrated iron oxide, which ranges in colour from yellow to deep orange or brown. Used as a paint, it can be seen on walls of many historic buildings (for example in Culross).
In the 1890s farmworkers cottages were built for Sunnybraes Farm on Pilmuir Road, close to the junction with Leven Road (now known as Pilmuir Cottages).
James Forgan Jr remained at Sunnybraes after his retirement, until his death in 1923 at the age of 79.
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