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.

Don't miss Tehidy's hiking areas if visiting the area around Rock.

Rock has some unmissable country parks nearby like 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.

Don't miss Kit Hill Country Park's hills if visiting the area around Rock.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Rock if you like villages.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Rock including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Rock best airports to visit near Rock.

Rock History

There are some historic monuments around Rock:

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