Further Investigations Into The Pentagonal Pool...

In the previous blog entry there was a mention of an unusual sight in one of the ground floor offices in the main house up at Tremough. The Pentangle set into that North wall's paneling still doesn't sit well with my inquisitive mind.
On Sunday my friend's Kate, Lee and I took a walk in the afternoon down into Penryn and what turned out to be a very wet Penryn at that! Before Penryn, before we'd even left the estate I noticed a break in the foliage opposite the gatehouse at the end of the driveway. Upon peering into the grotto from above the first thing that sprang into my mind is it's current seclusion.
I jumped down into the grotto to see what the two Virgin's were protecting. I knew that Jim had explained that the grotto had apparently been built after the pool. This seems to be consistent; both virgins are minus their heads, so revealing their respective constructions. I recognised the plaster used from some buildings that my school had refurbished in the sixties. The motives that first came to my mind, even on Thursday when the image and goal of finding the pool were put into my head were ones of balance. I thought that the nuns of the school decided to negate the seemingly 'evil' motives of building such a pool in the grounds by placing images of the Virgin to protect the ones remembered there.
I have done some preliminary research into Pentangles and my original conclusion may well be correct, but on the other hand, a less sensationalist or more concerned group in control of the convent may have seen other symbolism in the appearance of the two (that I am aware of) Pentangles on the grounds.
For example in Christian lore the Pentagram can be used to symbolise the five senses. With the letters S,A,L,V and S at each point it was also used to represent health. The points on the star can also be used to symbolise five fingers, the five wounds of Jesus on the cross and the five joys that Mary had of Jesus, (Annunciation, the Nativity, the Resurrection, the Ascension and the Assumption). In Islam a Pentagram has also been used to represent the five pillars of Islam and the five times of Prayer. The symbol has also been attributed to King Solomon as his seal, this is somewhat confusing as many factions connect St. David's Star to him. I think that the most interesting (but probably most coincidental) is the five joys of Mary.
At the time at which I write this and for several hundred years I suspect my original thought of a Pentangle being a sign of evil or the worshipping of evil is dominant. In recent years my investigations into Paganism, Wicca, Satanism and the Occult have lead to a fascination in artifacts such as these and far less of a feeling of alienation with such things compared to those associated with the major religions.
The jury is still out as to what the motives of the original commissioner or the erectors of the two Virgins were. The identities of the owners of the tomb stones are still elusive, but as I began this post as saying, the whole arrangement doesn't sit comfortably with me... The investigation continues...