Category: Civil Architecture > Pillory
District: Leiria > Óbidos > Óbidos > Pinhal
In the parish of Santa Maria, São Pedro and Sobral da Lagoa, in the town of Óbidos, Oeste sub-region, Portugal.
Classified since 1910.
Made of local limestone, with a cylindrical shape.
It served as a point for the application of justice in the Middle Ages.
, It features the shield with the royal arms on one side.
, On the other side, it has the shrimp net of D. Leonor, a tribute to the net with which the fishermen brought back the queen's dead son after a hunting accident.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelourinho_de_Óbidos
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 39.36196898128279,-9.157311039976326
Coordinates DMS: 39°21'43.1"N 09°09'26.3"W