moss wrote:
"If they are not henges, what are they?"
It has been suggested that the internal ditch and bank are a defence against what is enclosed . Priddy circles had a ritual function, could be that the timbers were similar to timber circles, also they restricted the viewing to the interior, and of course access to the bank, therefore this strict only "most important people in the centre" is underlined by the ditch keeping others out - but that of course is only an interpretation....