Pelourinho de Vila Cova à Coelheira

Vila Cova à Coelheira, Portugal

Freely accessible

Public space — no opening hours to check.

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The Pelourinho de Vila Cova à Coelheira is a Manueline-style pillory located in Vila Cova à Coelheira, Portugal, and designated as an Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest. As a whipping post, it served a judicial function in the medieval and early modern period, when such structures were prominent fixtures in Portuguese towns. The building exemplifies the ornamental stone masonry characteristic of the Manueline architectural style, Portugal's distinctive late Gothic tradition.