Rock is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Rock postcode: PL27 6JX

Retail in Rock

There are great places to visit near Rock including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

The area close to Rock boasts some of the best hiking areas including Tehidy.

The area around Rock boasts some of the best country parks including Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Rock's best nearby towns can be found at Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Rock if you like hills.

The area around Rock boasts some of the best villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is a great place to visit close to Rock if you like historic buildings.

Airports to visit near Rock include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Rock History

There are some historic monuments around Rock:

• Bowl barrow 200m south east of Scarnor Point
• Medieval wayside cross in the churchyard at St Endellion
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Early Christian memorial stone at Nanscowe Farm
• Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm
• Wayside cross in Egloshayle churchyard, 0.46m east of the church porch
• Dovecote 90m SSE of Trevanion House
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• A platform barrow, a saucer barrow and a disc barrow 470m ENE of St Breock Beacon
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• The Long Cross, an early Christian memorial stone and medieval wayside cross, and a post-medieval guide post 400m north of Trelights
• Iron Age defended settlement 500m north west of Higher Trevinnick
• Burial chamber on St Breock Downs
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Portal Dolmen known as 'Pawton Quoit', 325m north west of Haycrock
• Wayside cross in Egloshayle churchyard, 0.16m west of the church porch
• St Breock Downs monolith and surrounding cairn
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Gonvena House
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Bowl barrow called Tregawne Barrow
• Wayside cross in St Minver churchyard
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• A bell barrow, a bowl barrow and a platform barrow 620m west of Higher Cransworth
• The Nine Maidens stone alignment, The Fiddler standing stone and two Bronze Age round barrows
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Multi-span bridge called Trewornan Bridge
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard, Porthilly
• Two bowl barrows 385m south east of Higher Tregolls
• Standing stone 815m west of St Breock Downs Farm
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Wadebridge
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Round barrow cemetery on Hustyn Downs
• Eleven round barrows and a stone alignment centred 980m north west of Nine Maidens Stone Row
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Late medieval and 19th century bridge at Wadebridge
• Bowl barrow 540m WSW of St Breock Downs Farm
• Three bowl barrows 200m north west of Pawtonsprings
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Wayside cross in the grounds of the former Rectory at Withiel, 70m south-west of the house
• Promontory fort called The Rumps