| Scots Church | |
| Native Name: | Séipéal na nAlbanach[1] |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Location: | Cobh, Ireland |
| Denomination: | Presbyterian |
| Coordinates: | 51.8494°N -8.2994°W |
| Status: | deconsecrated |
| Architect: | Henry Hill |
| Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking: | 1853 |
| Completed Date: | 1854 |
| Materials: | limestone, sandstone, terracotta, stained glass, timber |
| Presbytery: | Presbytery of Munster |
| Province: | Presbyterian Church in Ireland |
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]
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]
The church was built in 1854.[9] [10] It closed in 1965,[11] and was gifted to Cork County Library in 1973.
| Cobh Museum | |
| Native Name: | Músaem an Chóibh |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Type: | maritime museum |
| Owner: | Cork County Council (County Library Service) |
| Publictransit: | Cobh railway station |
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]