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.

Tehidy is one of Rock's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Rock.

Country Parks to visit near Rock include Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of towns near Rock including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

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

Rock's best nearby villages can be found at Cremyll, and Botallack.

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

The area around Rock features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Rock History

There are some historic monuments around Rock:

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