Soajo Espigueiros's by louis

Soajo - Portugal, Viana do Castelo They were built to protect food from rats.

Uploaded: Jan, 06 2008 | Taken: Dec, 29 2007| Viewed: 29 times  | 5 votes Camera: Hewlett-Packard | Model: HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00)+ | Exposure 471/100000s, f2.9, ISO 100 | FLength: 6mm

davidx - Jan, 06 2008 02:01pm Louis I expect you know that these are common in Galicia as well. The 'legs' were indeed to keep out rats and I believe the crosses were to keep out evil spirits. At Combarro near Pontevedra, postcards have the English translation 'lurking places.'