Category: Civil Architecture > Pillory
District: Leiria > Alcobaça > Turquel > Largo do Pelourinho
Manueline pillory from the 16th century, located in the center of the village of Turquel, municipality of Alcobaça.
, In 1874, it was transferred to the Carmo Archaeological Museum in Lisbon.
, Replaced in Turquel on May 23, 1950, on a new base of three circular steps.
, On August 23, 1979, it was knocked down by a truck.
, Plinth: Base with three circular steps.
, Shaft: Column divided in half by a ring decorated with balls at the ends.
, Capital: Square upper part, with flowers on the vertical edges.
, Top: Ends in the shape of a pine cone, with a sculpted human figure, which Possidónio da Silva identified as the Abbot of Alcobaça. José Diogo Ribeiro suggested that it was Santa Bárbara, known locally as Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of Conception).
Property of Public Interest since 1933.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelourinho_de_Turquel
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 39.46342769968132,-8.978148598395451
Coordinates DMS: 39°27'48.3"N 08°58'41.3"W
Weather Turquel
On-duty Pharmacy Turquel
