Legend of Byard's Leap

It is said that an old witch named Meg lived in the area, causing much fear amongst local people of Ancaster. One day they contacted a Knight and hired him to seek out the witch and kill her. Upon finding the old woman, the Knight attempted to carry out his duty, but she dug her long nails into Byard, the Knight's faithful old horse. This so frightened and pained the horse that he leapt away from the witch and amazed everyone by leaping 500 feet in only three strides.

Sadly, after this feat, Byard collapsed and died whereupon the knight drew his sword and killed the witch. The people of Ancaster were so grateful that they marked the spot of Byard's leap with two sets of horseshoes, which can still be seen today.