臨(lin)賀(he)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包括(kuo)四(si)(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)。大鴨村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)建于西漢(han)早期,長(chang)方(fang)形,版(ban)筑(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),南垣(yuan)中部(bu)有(you)(you)(you)缺口(kou)為(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東(dong)、西垣(yuan)外(wai)有(you)(you)(you)寬10米(mi)(mi)、深2米(mi)(mi)的(de)護(hu)(hu)(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲(zhou)尾坡址(zhi)是(shi)西漢(han)晚期縣坡新址(zhi),現四(si)(si)周殘存(cun)版(ban)筑(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),縱橫約1000米(mi)(mi)。河(he)西城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)是(shi)東(dong)漢(han)時由洲(zhou)尾遷(qian)于此的(de)新縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi),略呈(cheng)長(chang)方(fang)形,版(ban)筑(zhu)夯(hang)土(tu)墻(qiang),殘高(gao)3—6米(mi)(mi),寬23—25米(mi)(mi),東(dong)、南、西垣(yuan)分別長(chang)840、879、569米(mi)(mi),北垣(yuan)西段已毀,東(dong)段殘存(cun)280米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有(you)(you)(you)東(dong)漢(han)護(hu)(hu)(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),五(wu)代時將西、北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)內縮(suo)90余米(mi)(mi),重(zhong)新夯(hang)筑(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)630米(mi)(mi),南宋(song)(song)時包砌青。在宋(song)(song)代臨(lin)賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利(li)用(yong)東(dong)漢(han)、五(wu)代城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),用(yong)青磚包砌,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上(shang)筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)(si)面(mian)辟門并(bing)建敵樓,周圍開護(hu)(hu)(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),元、明(ming)、清(qing)沿用(yong)宋(song)(song)臨(lin)賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清(qing)同治(zhi)、光(guang)緒年(nian)(nian)間(公元1862—1908年(nian)(nian))和民國初均有(you)(you)(you)修(xiu)葺。清(qing)中葉以(yi)后形成河(he)東(dong)故(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內有(you)(you)(you)石板街、民居街巷及粵(yue)東(dong)會館(guan)、文廟、魁星樓、八圣廟、觀音樓等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)歷史(shi)脈絡清(qing)晰,文物(wu)遺存(cun)豐(feng)富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo)保存(cun)完整,具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)較高(gao)的(de)歷史(shi)與科學價值。
2001年06月25日,臨賀故城(cheng)作為漢至清時期(qi)古建筑,被國(guo)務(wu)院批(pi)準列(lie)入(ru)第五批(pi)全(quan)國(guo)重點文物保護單(dan)位名單(dan)。