ɹˈɑːtʃ ɹˈɑːk hɐz mˈɛni fˈoʊklˈoːɹ tˈeɪlz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɪt, ðə tˈuː mˈoʊst fˈeɪməs bˌiːɪŋ ðə lˈɛdʒənd ʌv dʒˈæn tɹˈɛdʒiːɡəl, ɐ sˈɛvəntˌiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt, hˌuː ˈæftɚ dˈɛθ fˈaʊnd ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ɪnðə tʃˈæpəl ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˌiːɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tɹˈɪstən ænd ˈaɪsʌlt tˈeɪl.
Roche Rock has many folk-lore tales associated with it, the two most famous being the legend of Jan Tregeagle, a 17th-century magistrate, who after death found refuge in the chapel and the other being part of the Tristan and Iseult tale.