Pelourinho da Sertã is a revivalist work, built using elements from the primitive Manueline Pelourinho. Rebuilt in 1937.
Its original construction dates from 1521/1557, however, on the 18th of January 1874 it was destroyed, simply preserving the top – at the time it had a plinth of three circular steps and a cylindrical shaft. It was rebuilt on July 29, 1937.
It is a revivalist Pelourinho, making use of elements from the primitive Manueline style, presenting the typology of a trunk-pyramidal block and heraldic type, a symbol of Royal power.
Based on a plinth made up of three octagonal steps, the column has a quadrangular base and stem, which is chamfered at the angles that present, above, rows of half spheres. It is surmounted by a square capital decorated with motifs in the shape of a cable. The set is topped with a pyramidal piece with a square base, which features the national coat of arms, the coat of arms of the municipality, the armillary sphere and the Maltese cross on all four sides, topped by an armillary sphere in iron. The Pelourinho da Sertã was never used as a gallows, because for this purpose there was a gallows that was located outside the village, in a place that today is called Chão da Forca.
The Pelourinho da Sertã is located today at the Caldeira Ribeiro viewpoint, a place that was once occupied by the Town Hall, which was destroyed in 1917 by a violent fire.
It is classified as Property of Public Interest (1933).