Legend:
Easy = an urban site, or a rural site directly by the side of the road.
Moderate = up to 1 Km walk over fairly level ground.
Difficult = up to 1 Km walk over hilly ground, or more than 1 Km walk over fairly level ground.
Very Difficult = more than 1 Km walk over hilly ground, or some scrambling involved.
NB. For sites rated as “Difficult” and “Very Difficult” you are strongly advised to wear proper walking boots and to carry a large scale map and compass, or GPS device.
St Oswald's Priory was founded c. 890, and shows evidence of 6 phases of building before c.1086.
Today part of the north wall survives, but excavations of the site were carried out in 1967, 1975-8 and 1983. The excavations showed that the first church had a rectangular nave, rectangular chancel, north and south porticus and a western apse. In the early 10th century a rectangular crypt was added immediately east of the chancel, and in the mid 10th century the western apse was removed.
The site lies north-west to the Cathedral between Priory Road and Archdeacon Street.
