A body has been found on a shore in Argyll, police have said.

It was discovered at Ardmucknish Bay, near Benderloch, at around 12.20pm on Thursday.

Police Scotland are to carry out a post-mortem to establish the cause of death.

A spokesman for the force said: "Police inquiries to establish the identity of the person are at an early stage.

"A post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of death.

"A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."