城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)現(xian)高8米(mi),墻(qiang)基6.3 米(mi),頂(ding)寬5.3米(mi),基部為條石砌(qi)筑(zhu),墻(qiang)頂(ding)女兒墻(qiang)無存(cun),場內(nei)中心有十(shi)字大街通(tong)向東(dong)、南(nan)、西三門(men)(men),分別稱定遠(yuan)門(men)(men)、廣定門(men)(men)、永望門(men)(men)。北(bei)面(mian)嵌石匾(bian),刻(ke)有“中前(qian)所(suo)(suo)”三字。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)用青磚作六丁橫拱券(quan)法砌(qi)筑(zhu),白(bai)灰填縫(feng),門(men)(men)洞高6米(mi),寬4.2米(mi)。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)內(nei)側(ce),可沿斜坡式馬(ma)道(dao)(dao)登上城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂(ding)。現(xian)唯東(dong)門(men)(men)馬(ma)道(dao)(dao)尚殘留(liu)遺跡。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)四角有方(fang)臺,現(xian)僅有西南(nan)隅方(fang)臺保存(cun)完(wan)好。前(qian)所(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)歷(li)史悠久(jiu),是山海(hai)關外第(di)一城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),歷(li)史上是兵家(jia)必爭之(zhi)地。崇德八年(1644年)清(qing)世祖派(pai)鄭親王濟爾哈朗和阿濟格征明寧遠(yuan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今興城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))。攻陷中后所(suo)(suo)(今綏中城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)),前(qian)屯衛(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、中前(qian)所(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等綏中諸城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),為清(qing)軍入關掃清(qing)了道(dao)(dao)路(lu)。