云中郡故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺(yi)(yi)址南墻長1920米(mi),殘高4.5米(mi),寬6.5米(mi),夯(hang)(hang)層厚8~12厘米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻夯(hang)(hang)土中含有(you)戰國至西(xi)(xi)漢(han)陶(tao)片,外層夯(hang)(hang)土還夾雜(za)北朝(chao)遺(yi)(yi)物。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)地表散(san)布(bu)的(de)陶(tao)片瓦礫大都(dou)是(shi)漢(han)魏北朝(chao)遺(yi)(yi)物,下(xia)土中有(you)戰國、秦代遺(yi)(yi)存。西(xi)(xi)南隅散(san)布(bu)有(you)石柱礎、磚瓦等北朝(chao)遺(yi)(yi)物,原(yuan)為(wei)一(yi)方形小城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),當是(shi)官署所(suo)在。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)(xi)墻外有(you)古(gu)墓(mu)群,曾發(fa)掘東(dong)漢(han)閔氏壁畫墓(mu)一(yi)座。史(shi)載戰國趙武靈王曾于陰(yin)山河曲筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),"晝見群鵠游于云中",因名城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)"云中",當是(shi)此城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。秦置云中郡,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)郡治,漢(han)因之,魏設云中縣(xian)。此為(wei)內(nei)蒙古(gu)西(xi)(xi)部地區早建立的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池。
為(wei)做好云中郡故城(cheng)的文(wen)物保護(hu)工(gong)作,托克托縣文(wen)體(ti)局邀請有關部(bu)門和單位對云中郡故城(cheng)文(wen)物保護(hu)情況進行評估,并編制相(xiang)關保護(hu)規劃工(gong)作綱要,旨在使遺址(zhi)得(de)到延續性保護(hu)、利用、管(guan)理(li)和研究。