The Cauld Lad of Hylton

The Cauld Lad of Hylton is a North East based ghost story about how the Baron of Hylton -who at the time was the occupant of Hylton Castle located in Northumberland- killed an innocent stable boy ,named Robert Skelton, in the 16th or the 17th century.

There are different variations on the story but what every version has in common is that the Baron ended up getting away with his murder despite his efforts of trying to hide the body. The boy’s ghost haunted the castle crying out, ‘Im cold!’ Until he was provided a hooded cloak by the cook of the castle. In the original telling of the story the ghost ends up disappearing but in some more modern retellings the ghost is said to still call, ‘Im cold’ On dark, quiet nights at the castle