Brian Layton

Sir Brian Layton, also spelled Laiton, Leyton, or Leighton, (died 27 February 1545) was an English soldier and Captain of Norham Castle.

Layton's spies in Scotland discovered that Hilliard was received by the Prioress of Coldstream and hoped to meet David Beaton.

[1] In April 1540, Layton saw fires lit in Scottish villages on the night of Trinity Sunday which celebrated the birth of the son of Mary of Guise and James V of Scotland.

[2] In October 1542, Layton was troubled by rumours of a plot by members of his own garrison at Norham to hand the castle over to the Scots.

He questioned suspected soldiers, and sent reports to Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, which give useful historical information about the castle and the routine of the garrison.