A yole is a clinker-built boat that was used for fishing particularly in the north of Scotland.
They were rigged for sail or used as rowing boats.
The yole is a Nordic design and closely related in shape to the Shetland Yoal and Sgoth Niseach of the Outer Hebrides.
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