城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)現(xian)高8米,墻(qiang)(qiang)基(ji)6.3 米,頂(ding)寬(kuan)5.3米,基(ji)部為條石砌筑,墻(qiang)(qiang)頂(ding)女(nv)兒墻(qiang)(qiang)無存,場內(nei)中(zhong)心有十字(zi)(zi)大街通向東、南(nan)、西三門(men),分(fen)別稱定遠門(men)、廣定門(men)、永望(wang)門(men)。北面嵌石匾(bian),刻有“中(zhong)前(qian)(qian)所(suo)(suo)(suo)”三字(zi)(zi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)用青磚(zhuan)作六丁(ding)橫(heng)拱券法(fa)砌筑,白灰(hui)填(tian)縫,門(men)洞(dong)高6米,寬(kuan)4.2米。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)內(nei)側(ce),可沿斜(xie)坡式(shi)馬道登(deng)上城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂(ding)。現(xian)唯東門(men)馬道尚殘留(liu)遺跡(ji)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)四角有方臺,現(xian)僅有西南(nan)隅方臺保存完(wan)好(hao)。前(qian)(qian)所(suo)(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)歷史悠久,是山海關外第(di)一城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),歷史上是兵家必爭之(zhi)地。崇德八年(1644年)清(qing)世(shi)祖派鄭親王濟爾哈朗和阿濟格征明寧遠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今(jin)興城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))。攻陷(xian)中(zhong)后所(suo)(suo)(suo)(今(jin)綏中(zhong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)),前(qian)(qian)屯衛城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、中(zhong)前(qian)(qian)所(suo)(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等綏中(zhong)諸(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),為清(qing)軍入關掃清(qing)了(le)道路。