Priddy Circles

Priddy Circles are a linear arrangement of four circular earthwork enclosures near the village of Priddy on the Mendip Hills in Somerset [1]. The circles have been listed as Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and described as 'probable Neolithic ritual or ceremonial monuments similar to a henge' [1]. The enclosures range in diameter from 185 to 194 m [1]. Three of the circles are closely spaced in a nearly straight line, while the fourth is 350 m to the north and somewhat out of line with the other three [1]. The total arrangement is spread over roughly 1.2 km [1]. The four circles each consist of a flat circular area surrounded by a bank and external ditch enclosure with more than one entrance [1].