臨賀(he)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包括四(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)。大鴨村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)建于(yu)西(xi)(xi)漢早期(qi),長方(fang)形(xing)(xing),版筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),南垣(yuan)中部有缺(que)口為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)外(wai)有寬10米(mi)(mi)、深2米(mi)(mi)的護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲(zhou)尾坡址(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)(shi)西(xi)(xi)漢晚期(qi)縣(xian)坡新(xin)址(zhi)(zhi),現四(si)周(zhou)殘存版筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),縱橫約1000米(mi)(mi)。河西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)(shi)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)漢時由(you)洲(zhou)尾遷于(yu)此的新(xin)縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi),略呈(cheng)長方(fang)形(xing)(xing),版筑(zhu)(zhu)夯土(tu)墻(qiang)(qiang),殘高3—6米(mi)(mi),寬23—25米(mi)(mi),東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、南、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)分別長840、879、569米(mi)(mi),北(bei)(bei)垣(yuan)西(xi)(xi)段已毀,東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)段殘存280米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)漢護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,五(wu)代(dai)時將西(xi)(xi)、北(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)內(nei)縮90余米(mi)(mi),重新(xin)夯筑(zhu)(zhu)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)630米(mi)(mi),南宋時包砌(qi)青。在(zai)宋代(dai)臨賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又稱主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用(yong)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)漢、五(wu)代(dai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),用(yong)青磚包砌(qi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)面(mian)辟門并建敵(di)樓(lou),周(zhou)圍(wei)開護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,元、明(ming)、清沿(yan)用(yong)宋臨賀(he)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清同治、光緒年間(公(gong)元1862—1908年)和民(min)國初均有修葺。清中葉以后形(xing)(xing)成河東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內(nei)有石板街(jie)、民(min)居街(jie)巷及粵東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)會(hui)館(guan)、文廟(miao)、魁星樓(lou)、八圣(sheng)廟(miao)、觀(guan)音樓(lou)等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)(zhi)歷史(shi)脈(mo)絡清晰,文物遺存豐富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保存完整,具有較高的歷史(shi)與科(ke)學價值。
2001年(nian)06月25日,臨(lin)賀故城作為漢(han)至清(qing)時期古建筑,被國(guo)務院批準列入第五批全國(guo)重點文物保(bao)護單位名單。