In the 1970s, Carte became the tenant of the semi-ruined Barscobe Castle, Balmaclellan, a small seventeenth-century fortified house in south-west Scotland, which she restored.
During the 1970s, Carte became the tenant of the decaying Barscobe Castle, Balmaclellan, a modest seventeenth-century fortress situated in south-west Scotland, which she renovated.