吳(wu)起(qi)縣鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)鎮坐東(dong)向西,東(dong)邊(bian)靠(kao)山,西、北(bei)(bei)、南三(san)面(mian)臨川,遺址上有(you)(you)(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)殘(can)留,周長3500米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),為(wei)夯(hang)土筑(zhu)成(cheng)。其(qi)中北(bei)(bei)、東(dong)、西三(san)面(mian)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)保存得較好。遺址夯(hang)筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)最高處殘(can)高9米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),最寬(kuan)(kuan)處7米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)北(bei)(bei)面(mian)大(da)部分有(you)(you)(you)(you)窯洞,保存完(wan)整(zheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)北(bei)(bei)角(jiao)有(you)(you)(you)(you)水牢(lao)一(yi)座,現(xian)只留殘(can)墻(qiang)(qiang)斷壁,長39米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)15米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)南角(jiao)有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)完(wan)整(zheng)的(de)烽火臺,寬(kuan)(kuan)6米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),高9米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)。北(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)外有(you)(you)(you)(you)校場(chang)和點將臺,占(zhan)地近(jin)1公頃。古城(cheng)(cheng)內文化堆(dui)積層(ceng)厚2米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi),地面(mian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)大(da)量磚石、骨頭(tou)、瓦片、宋瓷(ci)片等。古城(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)(you)(you)(you)南北(bei)(bei)兩門,現(xian)在僅(jin)存殘(can)跡(ji),依稀可(ke)辨。十(shi)六國時期夏(xia)國的(de)創建(jian)者赫連勃勃在吳(wu)起(qi)境內修了許(xu)多(duo)城(cheng)(cheng)池,鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)即是其(qi)中之(zhi)一(yi)。據傳(chuan)說,赫連勃勃征(zheng)戰頻繁,三(san)個女兒為(wei)替父分憂,分別管理琵琶城(cheng)(cheng)、山丹城(cheng)(cheng)和鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng),守鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)的(de)赫連鐵為(wei)大(da)女兒。
如(ru)今,總投資3億(yi)元的鐵邊城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮正在建(jian)設中(zhong),目(mu)前一期(qi)(qi)工程(cheng)的項(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)目(mu)建(jian)設已經全部完成。第(di)二期(qi)(qi)從2011年到2014年,規劃完成城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區支巷(xiang)道、城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻恢復、南(nan)北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門、古塔公園、九山生(sheng)態綠化(hua)工程(cheng)等建(jian)設項(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)目(mu)。第(di)三期(qi)(qi)從2014年到2018年,將完成“女王墳(fen)”公園、三義廟、點將臺公園、古鎮旅游(you)接待中(zhong)心等旅游(you)建(jian)設項(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)目(mu)。