Hi, Littlestone,

>Do we need to move away a little from seeing stone circles as places for ceremonial/religious gathering and see them in a more utilitarian role (while not denying that some circles were for purely ceremonial use but also that some may have been a combination of both the ceremonial and the utilitarian - and some may have been purely utilitarian?).<

Hmmm.....well, perhaps. Would it not be feasible that if these places were used routinely, year after year, and visited by people from far and wide (and their cattle) that there would be some sort of evidence for a (for want of a better descriptor) "caravan park" in the immeadiate locale? Some sort of archaeological evidence of temporary habitation or something? Just a thought - I've been sharing a rather nice glass or two of Oyster Bay White, so I might be thinking inside the bottle.....

Peace

Pilgrim

X