Images of Portugal: Pelourinho de Trancoso, Guarda District
The pillory in Trancoso in Guarda district dates from 1510 during the reign of King Manuel I after the town received a new royal charter (Foral Novo). It features classic Manueline stylistic details, including an octagonal column and an upper lantern crowned with an armillary sphere and an iron Cross of the Order of Christ. The pillory is right in the center of the historic heart of Trancoso near the Church of São Pedro.
Pillories (pelourinhos) in Portugal were the primary symbols of municipal autonomy, as well as royal authority and the administration of justice from the medieval and Manueline eras onward.
Address: Largo do Pelourinho, 6420-040 Trancoso, Portugal.
