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It was felt and heard in Strontian and across to the island of Mull, Oban and surrounding villages, but was not powerful enough to cause damage.

Strontian Primary School in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula has roll of about 30 pupils.

And this Strontian Community School Building Ltd-led innovative project does not end there.

That is because Strontian's nursery and primary pupils could eventually be accommodated in the village's secondary school, something not possible at the moment because of the terms of the PPP contract under which the high school was built.

Lead was mined near Strontian in the 1700s and the metal was used to make ammunition for Britain's war against France.