A woman's body has been found in a glen in West Kilbride, police said.

The body was discovered on Saturday morning on ground near Glen Road. A Facebook appeal had gone out for a missing woman. 

The Kirktonhall Glen was cordoned off as investigations were carried out throughout Saturday. 

Police are treating the death as unexplained.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out and a report sent to the procurator fiscal, a spokeswoman for the force said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on the non-emergency number 101.