We stayed a night in a Chateau in France last month and the Contesse who owns it had a gallery of pictures of early ancestors of her late husband. In particular there was one who was wearing a tartan jacket which was something I had never seen before. From the rest of the pictures, I suspect that he lived sometime in the latter 1500s to late 1700s. I tried to take a picture but the lighting was terrible so here's the best I could do I'm afraid.

At first sight it looks like a great kilt or a fly plaid, but look closely and you'll see what look like a row of buttons on the sleeve.

Can anyone (esp Matthew <grin>) give any insights into this?

Thanks
Graham.