Do walls built atop existing walls permit the enclosed area as mukaf l'dirah?
Synopsis
Building new walls atop existing non-dwelling walls does not create mukaf l'dirah status. However, if the lower walls sink into the ground and only the upper walls remain, the area becomes permitted through the upper walls. A tel with walls built on its edge is also permitted.
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