Roy Cove lies in the north-west of West Falklands facing King George Bay on a deep-water creek in sheltered valleys beneath Mount Cook to the south. To the north on the long peninsular is Byron Heights. 
William Wickham Bertrand established Roy Cove in 1872, after splitting with his partner Ernest Holmested with whom he had been setting up a sheep farm at Shallow Bay, Hill Cove. Shallow Bay was heavily in debt. Holmested met a new partner ‘Rees’ and Bertrand agreed with them to divide the estate, each taking on half of its debts. Bertrand took on the western section to farm it from Roy Cove originally naming the new settlement ‘Westbourne Station’. The stock was divided and it was loosely agreed, ‘a gentlemen’s’ agreement’, that Bertrand could still run his sheep at Shallow Bay in exchange for assistance at shearing and lamb-marking. The two families continued to visit each other. Bertrand was a progressive farmer and constructed a sheep dip at Roy Cove in his attempts to eradicate the sheep scab which was plaguing the new sheep industry. In 1879 Authur Felton leased West Point Island from Roy Cove.
In 1886 Howard Clement and Sydney Miller arrived as cadets at Roy Cove. Miller moved onto work at Hill Cove in 1889 but Clement, married to Mabel, remained at Roy Cove and lived in a Manager’s house at the south end of the settlement, which was built for them in 1892. 
Roy Cove was managed by Sydney Miller (married to Betty Miller) from 1932 until around 1970 when he retired. He was a progressive farmer, renowned for his work on grassland and stock improvement. In 1981 Roy Cove was sold to the Falkland Islands Government (£200,000) and in 1982 subdivided into six smaller family farming units, these being: Port North, Dunbar, Hope Harbour, Picthorne, Boundary and Crooked Inlet. 
Glimpses of the past:
Roy Cove report for 1888 by J A Going, Assistant Colonial Surgeon

'Roy Cove has four houses at the Settlement, and four detached houses. Population 53; four births, one death (tubercular meningitis), two cases of sore throat, due most likely to infection.'

('detached' houses referred to outside shepherd houses) 

Roy Cove was 8 hours ride for the Doctor from his base at Fox Bay East

(Falkland Island Magazine Nov 1892)

A ball was given in Roy Cove Cook-house on September 30. Many were invited from Hill Cove, Port Howard, and other Stations on the West. The Supper was excellent and the Cook-house a mass of flowers and ferns. At the West end the Royal Standard was unfurled with the motto underneath 'God save the Queen.' On the other side the word 'Welcome'. occupied a conspicuous place and what a welcome it was. Dancing commenced at 8 o'clock and was kept up with great spirit until broad daylight. Songs were sung by C. Long, J. Craig and others. J. J. Halliday gave a comic recititation entitled ' Paddy and his Turkey' and danced a Highland Fling. Many think that life in the Camp is lonely, ut it greatly depends on the ment in the Cook-houses. his winter there were three most successful Balls and other Entertainments given at Hill Cove, Port Howard and Roy Cove.

A. Guest and A. Myers

Taken from the old records at Fox Bay East Post Office. Men on the electoral roll living at Roy Cove at the turn of the 20th century
H CLEMENTS ESQ.,J GOODWIN SEN. , JAMES GOODWIN, F BULLING , J PERRY, A ANDERSON, J BIGGS, W BIGGS,G CAREY