Tofta is on the central west coast of Gotland, situated on a high rocky plateau mostly covered in pine forest, 48%, while 22% of the area is used as farmland.

It is a military compound, approximately 6 by 2 km (3.7 by 1.2 mi), used for training with live ammunition, tanks, artillery and land mines.

[8][1] Once a year, the Gotland Grand National, the world's largest enduro race, is held on the range.

The stone is from 1170–90, and is a more likely to have been a tombstone than a runestone dedicated to a man called Röde Orm ("Red Snake"), a common name at that time.

[17] The Gotland Grand National, the world's largest enduro race, was held annually at Tofta firing range from 1984 to 2023 before being relocated to Hejdeby.