臨(lin)(lin)賀古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包括(kuo)四(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)。大鴨村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)建于西(xi)漢早期(qi),長方(fang)形(xing),版(ban)筑(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,南(nan)垣中部有(you)缺口(kou)為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東(dong)、西(xi)垣外(wai)有(you)寬(kuan)10米(mi)(mi)(mi)、深(shen)2米(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)(de)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕(hao)。洲尾坡(po)(po)址(zhi)是西(xi)漢晚期(qi)縣坡(po)(po)新址(zhi),現四(si)周(zhou)(zhou)殘存(cun)版(ban)筑(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,縱橫(heng)約1000米(mi)(mi)(mi)。河(he)(he)西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)是東(dong)漢時由洲尾遷于此的(de)(de)新縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi),略呈長方(fang)形(xing),版(ban)筑(zhu)夯(hang)土(tu)(tu)墻(qiang)(qiang),殘高3—6米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)23—25米(mi)(mi)(mi),東(dong)、南(nan)、西(xi)垣分別長840、879、569米(mi)(mi)(mi),北垣西(xi)段已毀,東(dong)段殘存(cun)280米(mi)(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有(you)東(dong)漢護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he)(he),五代時將西(xi)、北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)內縮90余米(mi)(mi)(mi),重(zhong)新夯(hang)筑(zhu)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)630米(mi)(mi)(mi),南(nan)宋時包砌(qi)(qi)青。在宋代臨(lin)(lin)賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱(cheng)主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用(yong)(yong)東(dong)漢、五代城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,用(yong)(yong)青磚包砌(qi)(qi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)面辟門并建敵樓,周(zhou)(zhou)圍(wei)開護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he)(he),元(yuan)、明、清(qing)沿用(yong)(yong)宋臨(lin)(lin)賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清(qing)同治、光緒年間(公元(yuan)1862—1908年)和民國(guo)初均(jun)有(you)修葺。清(qing)中葉以后形(xing)成河(he)(he)東(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內有(you)石板街、民居街巷(xiang)及粵東(dong)會館、文(wen)廟(miao)、魁(kui)星樓、八圣(sheng)廟(miao)、觀音樓等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)歷(li)史脈絡(luo)清(qing)晰,文(wen)物遺存(cun)豐富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保存(cun)完(wan)整,具有(you)較高的(de)(de)歷(li)史與科學價值。
2001年06月(yue)25日(ri),臨賀故城(cheng)作為(wei)漢至清(qing)時期古建筑(zhu),被國務院批準列入第(di)五(wu)批全(quan)國重點(dian)文物保護單位(wei)名(ming)單。