Category: Civil Architecture > Pillory
District: Bragança > Carrazeda de Ansiães > Vilarinho da Castanheira > Centro
Located in the parish of Vilarinho da Castanheira, in the municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães, district of Bragança.
This pillory is classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1933, which gives it significant historical and cultural value.
, Made of granite, with a square base of three steps.
, The column is beveled and decorated with geometric elements, topped with a prismatic shape.
, It has ornamented faces with "V" grooves and anthropomorphic figures in the corners.
, At the top of the pillory, there is a pinnacle, and the piece is complemented by two lateral irons with zoomorphic shapes.
, The pillory dates back to a medieval tradition of marking local and judicial power, and over the centuries it underwent several modifications and even partial destruction.
, In 1853, with the extinction of the municipality of Vilarinho da Castanheira, the pillory was probably demolished.
, In 2009, it was rebuilt and placed again in a square in the town, respecting its original form.
The pillory is isolated in a small square, near a road in the village, surrounded by traditional buildings of the region. Nearby, one of the Stations of the Via Sacra can be seen, another point of cultural interest.
It has a commemorative character, being a memory of the historical past of the village, especially of its administration and social organization.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelourinho_de_Vilarinho_da_Castanheira
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 41.205174730396884,-7.214507977862443
Coordinates DMS: 41°12'18.6"N 07°12'52.2"W
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