That ambiguity is, in its own quiet way, the entire story. The site was recorded in 1990 under the category of 'Well possible', a classification that gestures at something noted in the field but never confirmed with any confidence. It is a placeholder for a feature that might exist, might once have existed, or might simply have been a rumour passed along during a survey.

The sole source cited for the entry is the South-west Kerry Archaeological Survey, a systematic effort to document the region's historic features. Wells in this part of Ireland are often significant finds; many are holy wells, sites of veneration that predate Christianity and were later absorbed into the liturgical calendar, associated with local saints and patterns, the communal gatherings held on a patron saint's feast day. Whether the Cloghanelinaghan well, if it exists, belongs to that tradition is unknown. No description, no coordinates beyond the townland boundary, no field notes, and no follow-up appear to have survived, leaving the record as little more than a question mark on the landscape.