Deep ploughing near Kilclief, County Down, near the site of an early monastery, disturbed a large quantity of buried stones. One of these displayed a Viking-type ship with a furled sail. Decorative artwork on the stone suggests an 11th-century date. The ship displays close similarities to Viking ship graffiti in Viking Dublin and in the Scandinavian homelands. This article describes the decorated stone and suggests that it represents an Irish ship constructed in the Viking style. Documentary sources indicate that ships were being granted by an Irish over-king to a local king of this area at this time.

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来自爱尔兰唐郡Kilclief的维京海盗船涂鸦

在唐恩郡（County Down）的基尔克利夫（Kilclief）附近，在一个早期修道院的遗址附近深耕，扰乱了大量埋在地下的石头。其中一个展示了一艘带有帆帆的维京式船。石头上的装饰艺术品暗示着11世纪的历史。该船与维京都柏林和斯堪的纳维亚家乡的维京船涂鸦非常相似。本文介绍了装饰的石材，并建议它代表以维京风格建造的爱尔兰船。文献资料显示，此时爱尔兰的国王已将船只授予该地区的当地国王。