Scots Church
Séipéal na nAlbanach[1]
Scots Church is located in Ireland
Scots Church
Scots Church
51°50′58″N 8°17′58″W / 51.849411°N 8.299432°W / 51.849411; -8.299432
LocationCobh, Ireland
DenominationPresbyterian
History
Statusdeconsecrated
Architecture
Architect(s)Henry Hill
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1853
Completed1854
Specifications
Materialslimestone, sandstone, terracotta, stained glass, timber
Administration
PresbyteryPresbytery of Munster
ProvincePresbyterian 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]

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
Map
Established1973 (1973)
Typemaritime museum
OwnerCork County Council (County Library Service)
Public transit accessCobh railway station
Websitewww.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]

References

  1. ^ "South Parish Walk" (PDF). purecork.peoplesrepublicofcork.com (in Irish).
  2. ^ Guides, Rough (1 June 2015). The Rough Guide to Ireland. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9780241236208 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Cobh Museum - Former Scots Church - Cobh, County Cork, Ireland - Presbyterian Churches on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  4. ^ "Scots Church and Harbour, Cobh, Co. Cork". catalogue.nli.ie. 1940.
  5. ^ "Cobh Museum (former Scots Church)". 20 November 2007 – via Flickr.
  6. ^ "Cobh Co Cork". www.discoveringireland.com.
  7. ^ "Cobh Museum, Spy Hill, Cobh, County Cork: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie.
  8. ^ Keohane, Frank (2020). "The Buildings of Ireland: Cork: City and County". Vernacular Architecture. 51: 161–162. doi:10.1080/03055477.2020.1830256. S2CID 229320518.
  9. ^ Ireland, Presbyterian Historical Society of (15 April 1982). A History of congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 1610-1982. Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland. ISBN 9780950144665 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Hudson, Kenneth (15 April 1980). The Shell guide to country museums. Heinemann. ISBN 9780434353705 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Cobh Museum - A gem in Ireland's Ancient East". Ring of Cork.
  13. ^ Molony, Senan (15 April 2019). Lusitania: An Irish Tragedy. Mercier. ISBN 9781856354523 – via Google Books.
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