臨(lin)賀(he)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包括四(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)。大鴨(ya)村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)建于西(xi)(xi)漢(han)(han)早(zao)期,長(chang)方形,版筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),南(nan)垣(yuan)(yuan)中部有(you)(you)缺口為(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men),東(dong)(dong)(dong)、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)外有(you)(you)寬(kuan)10米(mi)(mi)(mi)、深(shen)2米(mi)(mi)(mi)的護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲尾(wei)坡址(zhi)(zhi)是西(xi)(xi)漢(han)(han)晚期縣(xian)坡新址(zhi)(zhi),現四(si)周(zhou)殘(can)存(cun)(cun)版筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),縱橫約1000米(mi)(mi)(mi)。河西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)是東(dong)(dong)(dong)漢(han)(han)時(shi)(shi)由洲尾(wei)遷于此(ci)的新縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi),略(lve)呈長(chang)方形,版筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)夯土墻,殘(can)高3—6米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)23—25米(mi)(mi)(mi),東(dong)(dong)(dong)、南(nan)、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)分(fen)別(bie)長(chang)840、879、569米(mi)(mi)(mi),北垣(yuan)(yuan)西(xi)(xi)段已毀,東(dong)(dong)(dong)段殘(can)存(cun)(cun)280米(mi)(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有(you)(you)東(dong)(dong)(dong)漢(han)(han)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,五代(dai)時(shi)(shi)將西(xi)(xi)、北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻內縮90余米(mi)(mi)(mi),重(zhong)新夯筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻630米(mi)(mi)(mi),南(nan)宋時(shi)(shi)包砌青。在宋代(dai)臨(lin)賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又(you)稱主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用東(dong)(dong)(dong)漢(han)(han)、五代(dai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),用青磚包砌,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上(shang)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛(duo),四(si)面(mian)辟門(men)并建敵樓,周(zhou)圍開護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,元(yuan)、明、清沿(yan)用宋臨(lin)賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清同治(zhi)、光緒年間(公元(yuan)1862—1908年)和(he)民國初均有(you)(you)修葺。清中葉以(yi)后(hou)形成河東(dong)(dong)(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內有(you)(you)石板街、民居街巷(xiang)及粵東(dong)(dong)(dong)會(hui)館、文廟(miao)、魁星(xing)樓、八圣廟(miao)、觀音(yin)樓等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)歷史脈絡清晰,文物遺存(cun)(cun)豐富(fu),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保存(cun)(cun)完整(zheng),具有(you)(you)較高的歷史與科學價值。
2001年(nian)06月25日,臨賀故城(cheng)作為漢至清時(shi)期古建筑,被國務院批準列入第五批全國重點文物保護(hu)單(dan)位(wei)名單(dan)。