The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[3] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[2]
^ abToner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 114. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN0-85389-613-5
^ abNotes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry