The invention relates to a rock shoe and a pile. The pile (2) comprises a first end (3) provided with the rock shoe (1) and a second end. The rock shoe (1) comprises a base plate (10) having a lower surface (14) faced away from the pile (2) and a hole (20) extending from the lower surface (14) towards the pile (2), and a dowel (30) having a neck portion (40) and a drive portion (32). The neck portion (40) is mounted into the hole (20) such that the drive portion (32) protrudes from the lower surface (14) and from the first end (3) of the pile (2). The hole (14) comprises a tapered hole portion (26) tapering from the lower surface (14) towards the pile (2), and the neck portion (40) comprises a tapered neck portion (43) tapering from drive portion (32) and corresponding the tapered hole portion (26).