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.

Places near Rock feature a number of interesting 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.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Rock.

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

Villages to visit near Rock include Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area close to Rock boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

There are a number of airports near Rock including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Rock History

There are some historic monuments around Rock:

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