The 2016 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2015. The championship ran from 15 May and to 15 October 2016.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 9 October 2016 at Páirc UàRinn in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Erin's Own, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 0âÂÂ19 to 2âÂÂ11 to claim their 27th championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Patrick Horgan and Eoghan Murphy were the championship's top scorer with 3âÂÂ63 each.
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship