ðɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ɪz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪlˈɛdʒəbəl bˌʌt ˈɑːɹ. ˈeɪ. ˈɛs. mˈækəlˌɪstɚ ɹˈiːd ɪɾ æz "kɹˈuːɑːɹɹˌɪɡi ˈeɪtʃ ˈaɪk ˈaɪɐsˌɪt" ˈaɪ.ˈiː. ðə bˈɑːdi ʌv kɹˈuːɑːɹɹˌɪɡəs lˈaɪz hˈɪɹ; ɐ dˈɪfɹənt ɹˈiːdɪŋ baɪ ˈɑːɹθɚ lˈæŋdən wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə vɪktˈoːɹiə kˈaʊnti hˈɪstɚɹi.
The inscription is almost illegible but R. A. S. Macalister read it as "Cruarigi h[ic iacit]" (i.e. 'the body of Cruarigus lies here'; a different reading by Arthur Langdon was published in the Victoria County History).