JUST-in-ROSELAND (ST.), a parish in the western
division of the hundred of POWDER, county of CORNWALL,
1 mile (N.) from St.Mawes, comprising the
borough town of St.Mawes, and containing 1648 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of
Cornwall, and diocese of Exeter, rated in the Icing's books
at £37, and in the patronage of Sir Christopher Hawkins,
Bart. This parish lies on the eastern margin of
Carrick road, and has a small harbour, on the south
of which the village is situated. The castle of St.
Mawes, which is kept in repair by the government, was
erected by Henry VIII. A modern battery of eight
guns has been constructed on the cliff below the castle.
Here are the remains of an amphitheatre for the ancient
Cornish interludes, one hundred and twenty-six feet in
diameter,, with stone benches; and on the summit of
Bartini hill are the remains of a circular fortification.