Editing Timber circle (section)

{{Short description|Rings of upright wooden posts}}
[[File:Maelmin - reconstruction of henge - geograph.org.uk - 420781.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Maelmin Henge]], a reconstructed timber circle in England]]
In [[archaeology]], '''timber circles''' are rings of upright wooden posts, built mainly by ancient peoples in the [[British Isles]] and [[North America]]. They survive only as gapped rings of [[post-hole]]s, with no evidence they formed walls, making them distinct from [[palisade]]s. Like [[stone circle]]s, it is believed their purpose was ritual, ceremonial, and/or astronomical.  Sometimes in North America they are referred to as ''woodhenge''.