The 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 April 1970 and ended on 22 November 1970.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the quarter-final.
The final was played on 22 November 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between University College Cork and Muskerry, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. University College Cork won the match by 2âÂÂ12 to 0âÂÂ15 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in seven years.
Muskerry's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship