Two dog walkers have discovered 2,000-year-old footprints on a Scottish beach which were briefly uncovered by recent storms. Locals Ivor Campbell and Jenny Snedden were walking their dogs at Lunan Bay in Angus in late January when they noticed storm damage to the dunes had revealed a fresh layer of clay in which Mr Campbell spotted distinct markings. Archaeologists called to the scene found the prints were of human and animal feet and had been made around 2,000 years ago at the height of the Roman Empire. Experts said there is no previous record of such a site in Scotland, though similar markings have been identified at a small number of sites in England including Formby in Merseyside, Happisburgh in Norfolk, and the Severn Estuary in the South West. The footprints are said to be 2,000 years old (University of Aberdeen/PA) The team of University of Aberdeen archaeologists faced a race against time to capture data from the site before it was reclaimed by the sea, and they worked in windspeeds of more than 55mph …