臨賀古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包括(kuo)四個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)。大鴨村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)建于(yu)西(xi)(xi)漢早期(qi),長(chang)方形,版筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),南(nan)垣(yuan)中(zhong)部有(you)(you)缺口(kou)為(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)外(wai)有(you)(you)寬10米(mi)(mi)、深2米(mi)(mi)的(de)(de)護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕(hao)。洲尾(wei)(wei)坡址(zhi)(zhi)是西(xi)(xi)漢晚期(qi)縣(xian)坡新(xin)址(zhi)(zhi),現(xian)四周殘存(cun)版筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),縱橫約1000米(mi)(mi)。河(he)西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)是東漢時由洲尾(wei)(wei)遷于(yu)此的(de)(de)新(xin)縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi),略呈(cheng)長(chang)方形,版筑(zhu)(zhu)夯土(tu)(tu)墻(qiang),殘高3—6米(mi)(mi),寬23—25米(mi)(mi),東、南(nan)、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)分(fen)別長(chang)840、879、569米(mi)(mi),北垣(yuan)西(xi)(xi)段已毀,東段殘存(cun)280米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有(you)(you)東漢護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),五(wu)代時將(jiang)西(xi)(xi)、北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)內縮90余米(mi)(mi),重(zhong)新(xin)夯筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)630米(mi)(mi),南(nan)宋時包砌青(qing)。在宋代臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用東漢、五(wu)代城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),用青(qing)磚包砌,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上(shang)筑(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四面辟(pi)門并建敵樓,周圍開護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),元(yuan)、明、清沿(yan)用宋臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清同治(zhi)、光緒年間(公元(yuan)1862—1908年)和(he)民(min)國(guo)初均有(you)(you)修葺。清中(zhong)葉以后形成河(he)東故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內有(you)(you)石板街、民(min)居(ju)街巷及粵東會館、文廟、魁星樓、八圣廟、觀(guan)音(yin)樓等(deng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)歷(li)史脈絡清晰,文物遺存(cun)豐富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保(bao)存(cun)完整(zheng),具(ju)有(you)(you)較高的(de)(de)歷(li)史與(yu)科(ke)學價值。
2001年06月25日,臨賀(he)故城作為(wei)漢至清時(shi)期古建(jian)筑,被國(guo)務院批準列入第五批全國(guo)重點文物保護(hu)單位名單。