Viana do Castelo District
Arcos de Valdevez
Salvador, Vila Fonche e Parada

Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez

The Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, located in the civil parish of Arcos de Valdevez, Vila Fonche e Parada, municipality of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: pillory in Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Pelourinho de Arcos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Arcos de Valdevez) and Church of Arcos de Valdevez.

Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
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Heritage site
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is a heritage site, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponte da Barca and Freguesia de Vila Nova de Muía.

Town
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is a town and a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in . It spans an area of 182.11 square kilometres and had a population of 11,044 as of the 2021 census. is situated 4½ km south of Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez.

Village
is a freguesia of , part of the concelho of , in the district of Viana do Castelo and the Norte region. The population in 2011 was 705, in an area of 3.81 km2. is situated 4½ km northwest of Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez.

Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez

Latitude
41.84628° or 41° 50′ 47″ north
Longitude
-8.41813° or 8° 25′ 5″ west
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Inception
16th century
Open location code
8CHHRHWJ+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2344550558
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­pillory
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11874574
Wiki­data ID
Q10348059
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez”. Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.