臨賀古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),包(bao)括四(si)個城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)。大鴨(ya)村城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)建于西(xi)(xi)漢(han)(han)早期,長(chang)方形(xing),版(ban)筑土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),南(nan)垣(yuan)(yuan)中(zhong)部有(you)(you)缺口為(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,東(dong)、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)外有(you)(you)寬(kuan)(kuan)10米(mi)(mi)、深2米(mi)(mi)的護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕。洲尾坡址(zhi)是西(xi)(xi)漢(han)(han)晚(wan)期縣坡新(xin)址(zhi),現四(si)周(zhou)殘(can)存版(ban)筑土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),縱橫約1000米(mi)(mi)。河西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)是東(dong)漢(han)(han)時由洲尾遷于此(ci)的新(xin)縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi),略呈長(chang)方形(xing),版(ban)筑夯(hang)土墻(qiang),殘(can)高3—6米(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)23—25米(mi)(mi),東(dong)、南(nan)、西(xi)(xi)垣(yuan)(yuan)分(fen)別長(chang)840、879、569米(mi)(mi),北(bei)垣(yuan)(yuan)西(xi)(xi)段已毀,東(dong)段殘(can)存280米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有(you)(you)東(dong)漢(han)(han)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,五(wu)代時將(jiang)西(xi)(xi)、北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)內縮90余米(mi)(mi),重新(xin)夯(hang)筑土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)630米(mi)(mi),南(nan)宋(song)時包(bao)砌(qi)青。在(zai)宋(song)代臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)又(you)稱主城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),利用(yong)東(dong)漢(han)(han)、五(wu)代城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan),用(yong)青磚(zhuan)包(bao)砌(qi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)上筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛,四(si)面辟門并建敵(di)樓,周(zhou)圍(wei)開(kai)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,元、明、清(qing)沿用(yong)宋(song)臨賀城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。清(qing)同治、光(guang)緒年間(公元1862—1908年)和民國(guo)初均有(you)(you)修(xiu)葺。清(qing)中(zhong)葉(xie)以后(hou)形(xing)成河東(dong)故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),內有(you)(you)石板(ban)街、民居(ju)街巷及粵東(dong)會館、文(wen)廟(miao)、魁星樓、八圣廟(miao)、觀音樓等。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)歷史(shi)脈絡清(qing)晰(xi),文(wen)物遺存豐富,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭保存完整,具有(you)(you)較(jiao)高的歷史(shi)與科學價值。
2001年06月25日,臨賀故城作為漢至清時期(qi)古(gu)建筑(zhu),被(bei)國(guo)務院批準列入第五批全國(guo)重(zhong)點文物(wu)保護單位名單。