Seeing Seat

The seeing seat was the watchtower and outpost established at the northern frontier of the kingdom of Gondor during the Second Age. At the time of the War of the Ring it too, like Amon Sûl, had long been abandoned and fallen into ruin. The last remaining feature of this once-extensive building was the Seeing Seat, an observation point situated at the top of the hill and overlooking the River Anduin, which lay far below. From here, the captain of the garrison would have had an uninterrupted view of all the terrain north, south and east of its position. It is likely that a beacon was always maintained, ready to light in case there was a need to warn Gondor of approaching attack