Pillory of Atalaia do Campo

Pillory of Atalaia do Campo is a historic site in União das freguesias de Póvoa de Atalaia e Atalaia do Campo, Fundão, Castelo Branco District. Pillory of Atalaia do Campo is situated nearby to the village Castelo Novo, as well as near Orca.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: pillory in Fundão, Portugal
Also known as: “Atalaia” and “Atalaia do Campo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Soalheira Station.

Soalheira Station

Railway stop

Photo: Nuno Morão, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Soalheira Station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Pillory of Atalaia do Campo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelo Novo and Orca.

Castelo Novo

Village

Photo: Algazarra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castelo Novo is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Pillory of Atalaia do Campo.

Orca

Village

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Orca is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Pillory of Atalaia do Campo.

Louriçal do Campo

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Louriçal do Campo is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Pillory of Atalaia do Campo.

Pillory of Atalaia do Campo

Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
Location: União das freguesias de Póvoa de Atalaia e Atalaia do Campo, Fundão, Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.05411° or 40° 3′ 15″ north

Longitude

-7.43509° or 7° 26′ 6″ west

Elevation

377 metres (1,237 feet)

Inception

16th century

United Nations Location Code

PT ATC

Open location code

8CGJ3H37+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3995961436

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=pillory

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

2742628

Wikidata ID

Q10348064

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In Other Languages

“Pillory of Atalaia do Campo” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Atalaia do Campo”

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