Lets hope that this is not a for warning of the possibility of certain O/S maps being discontinued.
As soon as a leading newspaper highlights the issue, that a particular area of the highlands receives such few visitors, that a map for the area becomes almost unnecessary, its almost inevitable that due to the cost of printing a particular map, its demise may be on the table.
To highlight the continued need for all O/S mapping, however remote the area may be, there was an article in last weeks Western Mail highlighting the specific areas of the United Kingdom, where a mobile signal was non existent.
Most of us take a 3G or 4G signal for granted, but there are areas of northern Ceridigion and Western Gwynedd (Dyffryn included) where there are no phone masts, and very weak mobile signals.
Another area that was in dire need of mobile signal technology, was the Highlands of Scotland.
Using your Smart phone to navigate in the Highlands may be fine for some of us, but unless you can make a phonecall for rescue using one to navigate may be a waste of time.
They were not specific, but a considerable area of the Scottish highlands are devoid of any 3G signal.
This may be the very reason why the Government owned Public company has not called it a day on certain O/S maps, as without no 440, there would be little chance of rescue for someone who got into difficulty in the area.