Hiking - The Queen’s Seat

The Queen’s Seat

At “The Queen’s Seat,” a scree field (rocky debris field) shelters a rock that appears to have been carved into the shape of a throne. The granite material and the position reinforce the impression of sovereignty…
Geologically, the scree field is explained by the nature of the bedrock (heterogeneous granite with large crystals called “porphyries”)
and by the erosion mechanisms that break down the granite into large blocks.