The Cauld Lad of Hylton Castle - Tony Gillan tells the ghost's story

Frankly at this time of year, we know the feeling.

But it’s doubtful any of us feel quite as chilly as the spirit of Robert Skelton.

Murdered in cold blood and left to linger on in the nip, the Cauld Lad is perhaps Sunderland’s most celebrated involuntary nudist.

Watch as our mackem history buff Tony Gillan casts a cold eye over the facts.

Not literally, that would be ghastly.