臨賀古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包(bao)括四(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址。大鴨村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址建于西(xi)漢(han)早(zao)期,長(chang)方形(xing),版筑(zhu)(zhu)土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,南垣中部有(you)缺口(kou)為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東(dong)、西(xi)垣外(wai)有(you)寬10米、深2米的護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲(zhou)尾(wei)坡址是西(xi)漢(han)晚期縣坡新址,現四(si)周殘(can)存(cun)版筑(zhu)(zhu)土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,縱橫約1000米。河(he)西(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址是東(dong)漢(han)時由洲(zhou)尾(wei)遷于此的新縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址,略呈(cheng)長(chang)方形(xing),版筑(zhu)(zhu)夯土墻(qiang)(qiang),殘(can)高(gao)3—6米,寬23—25米,東(dong)、南、西(xi)垣分別(bie)長(chang)840、879、569米,北(bei)垣西(xi)段(duan)(duan)已毀,東(dong)段(duan)(duan)殘(can)存(cun)280米,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有(you)東(dong)漢(han)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),五代時將西(xi)、北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)內(nei)縮90余米,重新夯筑(zhu)(zhu)土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)630米,南宋時包(bao)砌(qi)青。在(zai)宋代臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又(you)稱主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用(yong)東(dong)漢(han)、五代城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣,用(yong)青磚包(bao)砌(qi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)面辟門并建敵樓,周圍(wei)開(kai)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he),元、明、清(qing)沿用(yong)宋臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清(qing)同治(zhi)、光(guang)緒(xu)年間(公元1862—1908年)和民國初均有(you)修葺。清(qing)中葉(xie)以后形(xing)成河(he)東(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內(nei)有(you)石板街、民居(ju)街巷及粵東(dong)會館(guan)、文廟(miao)、魁(kui)星(xing)樓、八(ba)圣(sheng)廟(miao)、觀(guan)音(yin)樓等(deng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址歷史脈(mo)絡(luo)清(qing)晰,文物遺(yi)存(cun)豐富(fu),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo)保存(cun)完整,具有(you)較高(gao)的歷史與科學價(jia)值(zhi)。
2001年06月25日,臨賀故城作為漢(han)至清時(shi)期(qi)古建筑,被(bei)國務院批(pi)準列入第五批(pi)全國重點文物保護單位名單。