The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 5 (c. 1100-1130) pertaining to the late Urnes style.
The inscription is signed by the runemaster Öpir.
The granite stone is c. 2,00 m tall, 1,07 m wide and 0,34 m thick.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
ᚦᚬᚱᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ ‘ ᛅᚢᚴ ‘ ᚦᚬᚱᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ‘ ᚢᚴ ‘ ᛋᛏᚤᚱᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ ‘ ᛚᛁᛏᚢ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ‘ ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ ‘ ᚦᚭᚱᚠᛅᛋᛏ ‘ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛋᛁᚾ ᚤᛒᛁᚱ ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁ
Transliteration
þorbia(r)n ‘ auk ‘ þorstain ‘ uk ‘ styrbiarn ‘ litu raisa stain ‘ eftiʀ ‘ þorfast ‘ faþur sin ybir risti
Old Norse
Þorbiorn ok Þorstæinn ok Styrbiorn letu ræisa stæin æftiR Þorfast, faður sinn. ØpiR risti.
English
Thorbjǫrn and Thorsteinn and Styrbjǫrn had the stone raised in memory of Thorfastr, their father. Œpir carved.
