It was mapped by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59, and named for Graeme Caughley, biologist with the party that visited Cape Bird.

[1] New College Valley, Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.116, lies above the beach.

[3] There are an estimated 140 breeding pairs of south polar skua within 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) of the Adélie penguin colony .

[3] New College Valley lies south of Cape Bird, on ice-free slopes above Caughley Beach.

It faces north-west and carries meltwater from the Cape Bird ice cap during the summer.