River Spey

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The River Spey a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishing and whisky production. The origins of the name are unclear though 'hawthorn river' has been suggested as has a derivation from the pre-Celtic 'squeas' meaning vomit or gush.Ptolemy named the river on his map of c AD 150 as Tuesis. The name 'Spey' first appears in 1451. The Spey is 107 miles long. It rises at over 1000 feet at Loch Spey in Corrieyairack Forest in the Scottish Highlands, 10 miles south of Fort Augustus.