臨(lin)賀(he)(he)古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包括四(si)個(ge)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)。大(da)鴨村(cun)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)建(jian)于西(xi)漢早期,長(chang)(chang)方形,版(ban)(ban)筑土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),南(nan)(nan)垣(yuan)(yuan)中(zhong)(zhong)部有缺(que)口為(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men),東(dong)(dong)、西(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)外有寬10米(mi)、深(shen)2米(mi)的(de)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲尾坡(po)址(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)西(xi)漢晚期縣坡(po)新址(zhi)(zhi),現(xian)四(si)周殘存(cun)版(ban)(ban)筑土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),縱橫約1000米(mi)。河(he)西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)東(dong)(dong)漢時由洲尾遷于此的(de)新縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi),略呈長(chang)(chang)方形,版(ban)(ban)筑夯土墻,殘高(gao)3—6米(mi),寬23—25米(mi),東(dong)(dong)、南(nan)(nan)、西(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)分別長(chang)(chang)840、879、569米(mi),北垣(yuan)(yuan)西(xi)段已毀,東(dong)(dong)段殘存(cun)280米(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有東(dong)(dong)漢護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),五代(dai)時將西(xi)、北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻內縮90余米(mi),重新夯筑土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻630米(mi),南(nan)(nan)宋時包砌(qi)青。在宋代(dai)臨(lin)賀(he)(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱主(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用(yong)(yong)東(dong)(dong)漢、五代(dai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),用(yong)(yong)青磚包砌(qi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)面辟門(men)(men)并建(jian)敵樓(lou),周圍開護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),元、明、清(qing)沿用(yong)(yong)宋臨(lin)賀(he)(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清(qing)同治、光緒年間(jian)(公元1862—1908年)和(he)民國(guo)初均有修葺。清(qing)中(zhong)(zhong)葉(xie)以后形成河(he)東(dong)(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內有石板街(jie)、民居街(jie)巷及粵東(dong)(dong)會(hui)館、文廟、魁(kui)星樓(lou)、八(ba)圣廟、觀音樓(lou)等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)歷史脈絡清(qing)晰,文物(wu)遺存(cun)豐(feng)富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保存(cun)完整,具有較高(gao)的(de)歷史與科學價值。
2001年06月25日(ri),臨賀故城作為漢至清時期古建筑,被(bei)國(guo)務院批準列入(ru)第五批全(quan)國(guo)重點(dian)文物(wu)保護單位名單。