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Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM310. The monument stands on bedrock comprising Pridoli rocks of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological strata that formed during the Pridoli epoch. This composition of local stone would have been familiar to the prehistoric communities who inhabited the Welsh uplands and shaped the character of the landscape in which they chose to erect this marker.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, serving purposes that remain partly mysterious but likely included ceremonial, territorial or commemorative functions. Their isolated positions often command views across valleys and ridges, suggesting deliberate placement within the sacred or political geography of prehistoric society.
The monument's survival to the present day represents a significant gap in the material record of Wales's prehistoric past. Standing stones remain among the most direct physical connections to these distant communities, their persistence across millennia offering insight into the monumental ambitions and labour organisation of people whose written history was never recorded.
Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM310. View the official record →
Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM310.
Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday Village (0.5 km), Laugharne Castle (1.1 km), Yr Hen Gapel, Llanybri (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.