Known as the Crann Tara in Gaelic, the burning cross represented a signal fire, a method of communication among the clans and the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and of the Highlanders in times of war.
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Fiery Cross or The Fiery Cross may also refer to:
- Fiery cross (bidding stick), a term used in early Scotland for burning a piece of wood as a beacon
- Fiery Cross (clipper), a sailing ship
- The Fiery Cross (novel), a novel by Diana Gabaldon in the Outlander series
- The Fiery Cross, an 1889 cantata by Max Bruch.
- The Fiery Cross (newsletter), a defunct newsletter of the United Klans of America
- Heroes of the Fiery Cross, a pro-Klan book published in 1928 by Alma Bridwell White
- Fiery Cross Reef, a group of three reefs on the western edge of Dangerous Ground in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea
See also
- Cross burning, a practice associated in modern times with the Ku Klux Klan
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