Architecture
The fountain is isolated in an urban context, behind the hypermarket Continente, encircled by garden and lawn, bordered by cedars, with stone and polished granite, alluding to a reconstruction of the structure at the location.
The source is inserted in a recessed enclosure, in a "L"-shaped layout, with slabs of irregular masonry of granite and accessed by an eight-step staircase along the south arm. This staircase leads to two bunks, flanked by the eastern wall of the courtyard.
The Águas Ferreas fountain has a simple decor, with the structure marked by broken and undulating forms of wealth in style. The fountain and backrest in stone, is embedded in the wall, and composed of a three-part trapezoidal niche frame. In the center is a zoomorphic spout, which is cut into the base frame, surmounted by a trimed cornice, adorned by relief stave geometry.
An inscription is carved on the fountain access; without frame or decoration, and carved into stone: FONTE DE FRAIÃO 1773 RECONSTRUÍDA EM MAIO DE 1997 O PATRIMÓNIO É UM ESPELHO DO PASSADO (Fountain of Fraião 1773 Reconstructed in May 1997 The patrimony is a window on the past).
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