Overview
Indicated — Bulcaun is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mayo. In pasture, located on a low rise with good views, c. 100m of N of the townland boundary in the S half of the townland. A slightly raised circular area (29.4m NNW–SSE
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, located on a low rise with good views, c. 100m of N of the townland boundary in the S half of the townland.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The bank is evident as an earthen scrap with a low internal rise, topped with a sod-covered stony lip (Wth 1.4m
What was found
The saved account records: According to local information, the interior was used as a children’s burial ground (MA062-022001-).
What remains
The saved account records: A remnant of a field fence skirts the rath at SSE–SW, merging with the external face of the bank at WNW–W, but has been removed where it continued beyond the rath to NW.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Bulcaun matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: A slightly raised circular area (29.4m NNW–SSE
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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