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).
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.