It can be reached via a footpath from the road between Roche and Carbis. Roche rock is 66 ft high 20 metres. Crowning the summit of the rock is a ruined chapel which is believed to have been the home of a hermit or leper. The chapel, as many high places are, is dedicated to St Michael and dates from the 15th century.
This chapel was probably built on the site of the original cell occupied by the hermit. It is believed that the last occupant of the ruined chapel was a member of the local Tregarnick family who was sent there when he contracted leprosy.
His daughter, St Gundred looked after him and brought him water from the nearby well. The two storey chapel is built of large blocks of granite. The lower room is believed to have been the hermit's living space and the upper room was the chapel.
Early drawings of the chapel suggest that there used to be more buildings standing on the rock. Formerly, the chapel was accessed by steps cut into the rock but today you enter via a steep ladder. Inside, a further ladder takes you to the second level. The rock has been an iconic location for many centuries. Recent archaeological discoveries of pits containing Neolithic pottery and other remains suggest that the site has been used as a religious centre since early times. The hermitage chapel was used in the s, as a filming location for the third Omen film, 'The Final Conflict'.
It is likely that Roche Rock and Roche parish church, were related in some way in their position on the landscape but this context has been lost due to the modern growth of the village A pool near the rock is believed to have magical properties and to function as a wishing well. About one mile from Roche on the road to Demelza is a second well down a small lane marked Holy Well.
It's water is believed to have had healing properties. The wishing well of St Roche was visited on Holy Thursday or Ascension Day, when visitors would leave a pin in the well. There are many traditions and folk tales associated with Roche Rock.
In the Middle Ages it was believed that the rock was used as a resting place for passing witches demons. Jan Tregeagle, a 17th-century magistrate with a harsh reputation who, after his death, was summoned back to this world and then given impossible tasks to complete, is said to have fled to the chapel at Roche rock to seek refuge when he was being pursued. The rock featured in the story of Tristan and Iseult as the couple were said by the poet Beroul to have been offered refuge in the chapel by the hermit Ogrin, when they were hiding from King Mark.
It has been suggested that it could have acted as a beacon to guide travellers. The interior was modernised in the late nineteenth century. It has a tall, medieval tower, a fine Norman font and an ornamented Cornish cross in the churchyard.
The remainder of the church was rebuilt in A second cross stands in a meadow near the rectory garden. Road directions to Roche. English Heritage protects and preserves some amazing historical buildings across the country. They've asked their Facebook fans for their top 10 favourite castles - and here's the results!
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Extending to about 6, acres, much of the parish is given over to agriculture, although, from quite early times Goss Moor, on the north-west side of the parish, was extensively streamed for tin. In addition to the village of Roche — growing from the original Churchtown — the parish is also home to the hamlets of Belowda or Belovely as is it called by many locals , Carbis, Coldvreath, Tregoss, Tremodrett and Trezaise.
GenUKI has more reference information and alternative resources. Pre Registers are damaged. Details about those, plus a list of Rectors and Patrons can be found here. The transcripts of baptisms, marriages and burials are in our online database. Bastardy Documents: Alphabetical order by Mother's surname. Parish Apprenticeship Indentures: Alphabetical order - for index only entries referencing a film number please see these instructions for finding it on FamilySearch.
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