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Priddy Henges?

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moss wrote:
"If they are not henges, what are they?"

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....

It has been suggested that the internal ditch and bank are a defence against what is enclosed .

tiompan wrote:
It has been suggested that the internal ditch and bank are a defence against what is enclosed .
We'll back to the pigsty thing next.

I'm curious about these 'pseudo-henges' now. I come across things all the time that fit the Henge bill, but are tiny or just plain odd in some way. A lot of them have been recorded as raths, but that was before the henge was recognised as a monument type.