城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)現(xian)高(gao)8米,墻(qiang)基6.3 米,頂(ding)寬(kuan)5.3米,基部為條石(shi)砌(qi)筑(zhu),墻(qiang)頂(ding)女兒(er)墻(qiang)無存(cun),場(chang)內(nei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心有(you)(you)(you)十字(zi)大街通向(xiang)東、南、西(xi)三(san)門(men)(men)(men),分別稱定遠(yuan)門(men)(men)(men)、廣定門(men)(men)(men)、永望(wang)門(men)(men)(men)。北面(mian)嵌石(shi)匾,刻有(you)(you)(you)“中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)前(qian)所”三(san)字(zi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)用青磚(zhuan)作六(liu)丁橫拱券法砌(qi)筑(zhu),白(bai)灰填(tian)縫(feng),門(men)(men)(men)洞高(gao)6米,寬(kuan)4.2米。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)內(nei)側,可沿斜(xie)坡式馬道登上城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂(ding)。現(xian)唯(wei)東門(men)(men)(men)馬道尚(shang)殘留遺跡。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)四角(jiao)有(you)(you)(you)方臺,現(xian)僅有(you)(you)(you)西(xi)南隅方臺保存(cun)完好(hao)。前(qian)所城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)歷史悠久,是(shi)山海關外第一城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),歷史上是(shi)兵家必爭之地。崇德八年(1644年)清(qing)世祖派鄭親(qin)王濟爾哈朗和阿濟格征明寧遠(yuan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今(jin)興城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))。攻陷中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)后(hou)所(今(jin)綏中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)),前(qian)屯衛(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)前(qian)所城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等(deng)綏中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)諸城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),為清(qing)軍(jun)入關掃清(qing)了(le)道路。