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National Archives of Scotland
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Title:
Plan of River Spey
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Plan of River Spey
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[s.l., s.n.,] 1727
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McGill, Alexander (active 1697-1734)
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Surveyor
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Senex, John (active 1690-1740)
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1727
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This plan of part of the River Spey was based on a survey by Alexander McGill for the Court of Session in 1727. It was engraved by John Senex (fl.1690-1740), Geographer to Queen Anne. It shows the river between its mouth and Bihaggarles Gevin (Balhargarty's Gavin). The shoreline is drawn in detail, marking the high water line, salt marshes and the channel of the river mouth as it was in 1724. The direction of flow is marked by arrows, and the position of a ferry is shown. Gordon Castle, beside the Spey, was a tower house built in 1498-1502 by the Gordon Earls of Huntly. In the 17th century this was extended and the castle became the family's main residence after Huntly Castle was laid waste.
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This plan of part of the River Spey was based on a survey by Alexander McGill for the Court of Session in 1727. It was engraved by John Senex (fl.1690-1740), Geographer to Queen Anne. It shows the river between its mouth and Bihaggarles Gevin (Balhargarty's Gavin). The shoreline is drawn in detail, marking the high water line, salt marshes and the channel of the river mouth as it was in 1724. The direction of flow is marked by arrows, and the position of a ferry is shown. Gordon Castle, beside the Spey, was a tower house built in 1498-1502 by the Gordon Earls of Huntly. In the 17th century this was extended and the castle became the family's main residence after Huntly Castle was laid waste.
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27 x 42.6cm (10 5/8" x 1' 4 3/4")
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27 x 42.6cm (10 5/8" x 1' 4 3/4")
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Scotland
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Scotland
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Spey River
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Spey River
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Courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
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