Land Commission Embankments

Abstract: This data shows Land Commision (LC) Embankments constructed by landowners typically in the 19th century, that individual land owners have a responsibility to maintain. These are man made raised structures of natural materials, constructed to protect low lying ground from flooding (not properties).Purpose: This data has been developed to identify the embankments that were created by landowners to reclaim land from rivers or the sea, typically in the 19th century. The Land Commission took over a number of embankments as part of it’s work. The Minister and Land Commission were subsequently exempted from any responsibility for maintenance of land sold by the Land Commission under Section 10 of the Land Act, 1965, and this responsibility falls on the current landowners, in line with the provisions of the Land Acts. The purpose of the schemes was to create land for agriculture. In some cases embankments were created and the area behind was allowed to flood and flush out a number of times to reduce the salt content of the soil.

摘要：本数据集收录了19世纪通常由土地所有者修建的土地委员会（Land Commission, LC）堤防，此类堤防的维护责任由个体土地所有者承担。此类堤防为采用天然材料构筑的人工加高构筑物，用于保护低洼地带免受洪水侵袭（而非保护私有房产）。

研究目的：本数据集旨在识别19世纪通常由土地所有者为从河流或海洋中围垦土地而修建的堤防。土地委员会在其履职过程中接管了多座此类堤防。根据1965年《土地法》第10条，土地委员会及相关部长此后被豁免对土地委员会出售的土地的维护责任，该维护责任现由当前土地所有者承担，符合《土地法案》相关条款的规定。此类围垦工程的初衷是为农业生产开辟土地。部分案例中，修建堤防后会允许堤后区域多次被洪水淹没并冲刷，以降低土壤盐分含量。