Spey Tower, also known as Spy Tower, was a medieval gatehouse in Perth, Scotland. The tower was part of the Perth city walls (Perth being the only walled city in Scotland)[1] and was located near to Gowrie House. It guarded the south gate of the city, close to the River Tay.[2]
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The tower contained a strong prison. Cardinal David Beaton confined people whom he had condemned for heresy, and witnessed their execution from the tower.[1] The hereditary keepers of the tower were at one time the Rosses of Craigie.
The tower stood near the site of the Perth Sheriff Court, and was demolished in 1766.
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- Groome, Francis H (1882–1885). "Parish of Perth". Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical.
- Cowan, Samuel (1904). "Chapter III". Perth, the Ancient Capital of Scotland. Electric Scotland.
- Lewis, Samuel (1846). "Perth". A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. British History Online.
- Anderson, William (1863). "Ross". The Scottish Nation. Electric Scotland.
- https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/perthshire-os-name-books-1859-1862/perthshire-volume-66/214
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