Pillory of Macieira or Pillory of Macieira de Cambra

Category: Civil Architecture > Pillory

District: Aveiro > Vale de Cambra > Macieira de Cambra > Quintã do Meio

Location

The Pillory of Macieira, also known as the Pillory of Macieira de Cambra, is located in Praça da República, in Macieira de Cambra, Vale de Cambra, in the district of Aveiro, Portugal.

Classification

It has been a Property of Public Interest since 1933.

Architectural Style

The pillory is a monument dating from the 16th century, built in granite.

Structure

It is composed of a prismatic base of octagonal shape, an octagonal column and a pine cone-shaped parallelepiped finial. On the faces of the finial, there are decorative elements such as a small shield, rosette and two crosses.

Base

The entire structure rests on a base of three quadrangular steps.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelourinho_de_Macieira

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt