sentences:  "longphuirt") is a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosure or shore fortress.Although it can be assumed that the "longphorts" were used as bases for Viking raids, it is clear that the term had multiple meanings and that these sites had multiple purposes.The reason it cannot be assumed that "longphorts" were solely for military purposes as that would assume that there were always large numbers of Vikings at these settlements, which is not true.