Scots Church, Cobh

The Scots Church is a former Presbyterian church in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland.^[2][3][4] It is today a museum, the Cobh Museum, which tells the history of the town.^[5][6]

Scots Church
Séipéal na nAlbanach[1]
Scots Church
51°50′58″N 8°17′58″W
Location	Cobh, Ireland
Denomination	Presbyterian
History
Status	deconsecrated
Architecture
Architect(s)	Henry Hill
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1853
Completed	1854
Specifications
Materials	limestone, sandstone, terracotta, stained glass, timber
Administration
Presbytery	Presbytery of Munster
Province	Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Architecture

The building is in the "Hard" Gothic Revival style, with three-bay nave, single-bay vestry to east and a three-stage, stepped tower with an octagonal limestone spire with consoles to the south elevation.^[7] It was designed by Henry Hill.^[8]

History

Church

The church was built in 1854.^[9][10] It closed in 1965,^[11] and was gifted to Cork County Library in 1973.

Museum

Cobh Museum

Músaem an Chóibh
Established	1973 (1973)
Type	maritime museum
Owner	Cork County Council (County Library Service)
Public transit access	Cobh railway station
Website	www.cobhmuseum.com

Cobh Museum opened in 1973. It tells the social and commercial history of Cove/Queenstown/Cobh, with a focus on maritime and military history.^[12] It contains artifacts from the RMS Lusitania.^[13]