臨賀(he)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包(bao)(bao)括四(si)(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)。大鴨(ya)村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)建于西(xi)(xi)漢(han)早(zao)期,長(chang)方(fang)形(xing)(xing)(xing),版(ban)筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,南(nan)垣中部有缺口為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men),東(dong)(dong)、西(xi)(xi)垣外有寬10米(mi)(mi)(mi)、深2米(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)護(hu)(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲(zhou)尾坡址(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)西(xi)(xi)漢(han)晚期縣(xian)坡新(xin)址(zhi)(zhi),現四(si)(si)周殘(can)(can)存(cun)(cun)版(ban)筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,縱橫(heng)約1000米(mi)(mi)(mi)。河西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)東(dong)(dong)漢(han)時(shi)由洲(zhou)尾遷于此的(de)新(xin)縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi),略呈長(chang)方(fang)形(xing)(xing)(xing),版(ban)筑(zhu)(zhu)夯(hang)土(tu)(tu)墻,殘(can)(can)高(gao)3—6米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬23—25米(mi)(mi)(mi),東(dong)(dong)、南(nan)、西(xi)(xi)垣分別長(chang)840、879、569米(mi)(mi)(mi),北垣西(xi)(xi)段已毀,東(dong)(dong)段殘(can)(can)存(cun)(cun)280米(mi)(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有東(dong)(dong)漢(han)護(hu)(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,五代(dai)(dai)(dai)時(shi)將(jiang)西(xi)(xi)、北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻內(nei)(nei)縮(suo)90余米(mi)(mi)(mi),重新(xin)夯(hang)筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻630米(mi)(mi)(mi),南(nan)宋(song)(song)時(shi)包(bao)(bao)砌青(qing)。在宋(song)(song)代(dai)(dai)(dai)臨賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱(cheng)主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用東(dong)(dong)漢(han)、五代(dai)(dai)(dai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,用青(qing)磚包(bao)(bao)砌,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)(si)面辟門(men)并建敵樓,周圍開護(hu)(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,元(yuan)(yuan)、明、清(qing)沿用宋(song)(song)臨賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清(qing)同治、光緒年(nian)間(公元(yuan)(yuan)1862—1908年(nian))和民(min)國(guo)初均有修葺。清(qing)中葉以后形(xing)(xing)(xing)成河東(dong)(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內(nei)(nei)有石(shi)板街、民(min)居街巷及粵東(dong)(dong)會(hui)館、文(wen)(wen)廟(miao)、魁(kui)星(xing)樓、八圣廟(miao)、觀音樓等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)歷(li)史脈絡清(qing)晰(xi),文(wen)(wen)物遺存(cun)(cun)豐富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo)保存(cun)(cun)完整,具有較高(gao)的(de)歷(li)史與科學價值。
2001年06月25日,臨(lin)賀故(gu)城作為(wei)漢至清時期(qi)古建筑,被(bei)國務院批準列入(ru)第(di)五批全國重點文(wen)物保護單(dan)位(wei)名單(dan)。