Aldeias Históricas de Portugal

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Belmonte Pillory

Belmonte

Belmonte

The original pillory was a cage-type, very similar to that of Trancoso. It had a socle of four steps, an octagonal column and shield. Today, it is made up of three octagonal steps, with an octagonal column made up of five drums, and a quadrangular base, beveled at the corners, decorated with spheres. It bears a shield with an olive press in a rectangular frame, over which there is an inscription “TUD: PAS” (“TUDELA PASSUS”).