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Spey

British  
/ speɪ /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Near the little village of Kincraig is a queer old church built on a hill called Tom Eunan, just beside the Spey.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

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