臨賀古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包(bao)括(kuo)四個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)。大鴨村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)建(jian)于(yu)(yu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)漢早期(qi),長(chang)方形(xing),版筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),南(nan)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)中部(bu)有(you)(you)缺口為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東(dong)、西(xi)(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)外有(you)(you)寬(kuan)10米(mi)(mi)(mi)、深2米(mi)(mi)(mi)的(de)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲尾坡址(zhi)是西(xi)(xi)(xi)漢晚期(qi)縣坡新址(zhi),現四周殘存版筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),縱(zong)橫(heng)約1000米(mi)(mi)(mi)。河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)是東(dong)漢時由(you)洲尾遷于(yu)(yu)此的(de)新縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi),略呈長(chang)方形(xing),版筑(zhu)(zhu)夯土(tu)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang),殘高(gao)3—6米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)23—25米(mi)(mi)(mi),東(dong)、南(nan)、西(xi)(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)分別長(chang)840、879、569米(mi)(mi)(mi),北(bei)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)西(xi)(xi)(xi)段已毀,東(dong)段殘存280米(mi)(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有(you)(you)東(dong)漢護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he)(he),五(wu)代時將西(xi)(xi)(xi)、北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)內(nei)縮90余米(mi)(mi)(mi),重新夯筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)630米(mi)(mi)(mi),南(nan)宋(song)時包(bao)砌(qi)青。在宋(song)代臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱主(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用(yong)(yong)東(dong)漢、五(wu)代城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),用(yong)(yong)青磚包(bao)砌(qi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四面辟門并建(jian)敵(di)樓(lou),周圍開護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he)(he),元、明、清沿用(yong)(yong)宋(song)臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清同治、光緒(xu)年(nian)(nian)間(公元1862—1908年(nian)(nian))和民國初均有(you)(you)修葺。清中葉以后形(xing)成河(he)(he)東(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內(nei)有(you)(you)石板街(jie)、民居(ju)街(jie)巷及(ji)粵東(dong)會館(guan)、文(wen)廟(miao)(miao)、魁星樓(lou)、八圣廟(miao)(miao)、觀音樓(lou)等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)歷(li)史(shi)脈絡清晰(xi),文(wen)物遺存豐富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保(bao)存完整,具有(you)(you)較高(gao)的(de)歷(li)史(shi)與科學價值(zhi)。
2001年06月25日,臨賀故城作為漢至(zhi)清(qing)時期古(gu)建筑(zhu),被國務(wu)院批準列入第(di)五(wu)批全(quan)國重點文(wen)物保(bao)護單位名單。