Folklore has it that she used to sit on the rock and watch for ships from Great Britain sailing into the harbour.

She was known to visit the area and sit enjoying the panoramic views of the harbour.

Above the chair is a stone inscription referring to Mrs Macquarie's Road.

That road was built between 1813 and 1818, and ran from the original Government House (now the Museum of Sydney) to Mrs Macquarie's Point.

The chair itself faces north-east towards Fort Denison and the Tasman Sea.