This year most trips have been focused on the Wales coast path. We thought that after Pembrokeshire last year Ceredigion might be a disappointment, but it was anything but. Lovely quiet clifftop walking, with some beautiful valleys and hills in between. The real highlights were rooted in my childhood reading of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Riding series though, the submerged forest at Borth (the Lost Land/Cantre'r Gwaelod) and Llyn Barfog and Carn March Arthur. Heading into Gwynedd has produced even more spectacular scenery and some cracking chambered tombs.
There was a lovely walk up to Pen y Fan from a deserted Cwm Crew, missing all the crowds, a return to Mynydd Pen-y-Fal this time finding the lovely cist, a hard but worthwhile trip up Moel Hebog with postie (despite the no visibility) and best of all, an utterly wondrous climb of Cnicht, even though it doesn't have a huge amount of visible prehistory - and so doesn't make the site list.
The South Wales valleys continue to throw up some gems and again some very quiet days in the hills.
The only disappointment was the complete washout weekend in Dolgellau in November.
We've neglected England rather again this year, but I climbed Kinder Scout in May, got to East Kennett long barrow last weekend, while Cornwall finally included a trip to Brane chambered tomb.
However, in terms of new-to-me prehistory it's difficult to beat a first trip to Bodmin Moor.
So, difficult to get the list down as always, but best new sites for 2015:
1. Fernacre stone circle (on a day that included Rowter/Brown Willy/Louden Hill and Stannon)
2. Borth forest (Cantre'r Gwaelod)
3. Llyn Barfog and Carn March Arthur
4. Caer-dyni chambered tomb
5. Cors y Gedol chambered tomb
6. Kinderlow cairn
7. Pen Dinas hillfort
8. Moel Hebog cairns
9. Brane chambered tomb
10. East Kennett long barrow
Hope you're all having a lovely Christmas break - here's to 2016 :)
