What is recorded here
Moyad still holds Rush's Cave, a Neolithic court tomb where ancient people placed their dead beneath shaped stone. The court layout suggests gathering, ceremony and memory rather than hidden fear. People may have walked past that cave for generations, measuring life against the patience of rock.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COURT TOMB: RUSH'S CAVE. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Court tomb, Neolithic period. It is significant as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting early megalithic funerary practices in the prehistoric landscape.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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