…The Great Ouse, Nene, Welland, Witham and other rivers flow into this plain from the surrounding hills, meandering into the Wash, making it prone to flooding and originally the largest marshland in England. In prehistoric times, it was the domain of the Celtic Iceni people, but attempts were made to develop it in Roman times, with the construction of a long waterway (the Car Dyke) stretching from Lincoln to Peterborough, and a causeway (the Fen Causeway) that crosses the centre of the area. However, in the Middle Ages, it again fell into disrepair, and the area was rich in aquatic plants such as reeds, wild birds and eels, and malaria was common. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Fen Causeway" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…こうした平地に周辺丘陵からグレート・ウーズ,ネン,ウェランド,ウィザムなどの諸河川が流入し,蛇行しながらウォッシュ湾に注ぐため洪水の危険が高く,もとはイギリス最大の沼沢地帯となっていた。 先史時代にはケルト系イケニ族の領域であったが,ローマ時代になって開発が試みられ,リンカンからピーターバラに至る長大な水路(カー・ダイクCar Dyke)や,中央部を横断する堤防道路(フェン・コーズウェーFen Causeway)などが建設された。しかし中世には再び荒廃して,ヨシなどの水生植物,野鳥,ウナギなどに富み,マラリアも頻発した。… ※「Fen Causeway」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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