Spey

British

/ speɪ /

noun

a river in E Scotland, flowing generally northeast through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth: salmon fishing; parts of the surrounding area ( Speyside ) are famous for whisky distilleries. Length: 172 km (107 miles)

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The spill comes during the peak period for fly fishing on the Spey.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

My evening ended a few hundred feet from the hotel on the banks of the River Spey, under a softly lit bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The Spey Viaduct, an iron girder structure near Garmouth, was built in 1886 and while no longer used for trains, was popular with cyclists and walkers.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

Golfers can currently play a seven-hole loop reversibly now, and Spey Bay hopes that by 2027, the entire course will be reversible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025

The coats of arms of ‘the nobility and gentlemen of fortune,’ who dwelt in Spey Gate and Water Gate, were, in 1774, still visible on the walls of their houses.

From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Andrew Lang

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