>The problem with the the grading , if used as a support for a roof is it leaves a lot of wasted space at the lower end due to the boulders being quite small .<
I have no evidence to support it but I doubt if Neolithic herdsmen were concerned with providing roofs for their corrals (if corrals are what some of these circles were). Shelter from strong winds and driving rain would be enough for cattle, sheep and pigs and would have provided a degree of protection from predators (presumably wolves were still a problem back in the Neolithic?).