In classic Class II style, a huge Latin cross fills one side of the stone, carved in relief and adorned with skillfully carved knotwork motifs. Around the cross are a number of Celtic styled designs also painstakingly carved in relief. The designs cover every last square centimetre of the surface of the stone. A most impressive sight.

The other side is similarly filled with carvings in relief. Around the outside of the area are ten distinct panels, five panels on each side of the stone. Each of the five panels along one side are carved with a Celtic knotwork design, a design which is mirrored in the opposing panel on the other side of the stone. Thus, the panels form a symmetrical decorative border, defining a central space into which various motifs have been carved.

The motifs are quite difficult to distinguish, especially from the scanned photographs given here, but include horsemen, an eagle and another animal-like caricature (see below).

Personally, i think this is a quite remarkable stone. It is not as large and awe inspiring as the more famous Sueno Stone, but it is a beautifully carved piece. Considering that this was probably worked somewhere around the eighth to tenth centuries CE, one can only be awe inspired by the delicacy of the carvings and amazed that it has survived the centuries. A truly beautiful piece of work that can still be admired from close by.

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