城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻現高8米,墻基6.3 米,頂寬5.3米,基部為(wei)條(tiao)石砌筑,墻頂女兒墻無存,場內中(zhong)(zhong)心有(you)十(shi)字(zi)(zi)大街通向(xiang)東、南、西(xi)三(san)門(men)(men)(men),分別(bie)稱(cheng)定遠(yuan)門(men)(men)(men)、廣定門(men)(men)(men)、永(yong)望門(men)(men)(men)。北面(mian)嵌石匾,刻有(you)“中(zhong)(zhong)前所(suo)(suo)”三(san)字(zi)(zi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)用(yong)青磚(zhuan)作(zuo)六丁橫(heng)拱券法砌筑,白灰填縫(feng),門(men)(men)(men)洞高6米,寬4.2米。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)內側,可沿(yan)斜坡式馬(ma)道登上(shang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂。現唯東門(men)(men)(men)馬(ma)道尚殘留(liu)遺(yi)跡。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻四角有(you)方臺,現僅有(you)西(xi)南隅方臺保存完好。前所(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)歷史悠久,是山海(hai)關(guan)外第一城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),歷史上(shang)是兵家必爭之地。崇德(de)八年(nian)(1644年(nian))清世祖(zu)派鄭親(qin)王濟爾哈朗和(he)阿濟格征明寧遠(yuan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今(jin)興城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))。攻陷中(zhong)(zhong)后(hou)所(suo)(suo)(今(jin)綏中(zhong)(zhong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)),前屯衛(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、中(zhong)(zhong)前所(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等(deng)綏中(zhong)(zhong)諸城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),為(wei)清軍入(ru)關(guan)掃(sao)清了道路。