吳(wu)起(qi)縣鐵邊(bian)(bian)(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮坐(zuo)東(dong)(dong)(dong)向西(xi),東(dong)(dong)(dong)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)靠山,西(xi)、北(bei)、南三(san)面(mian)臨川(chuan),遺址上有(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)殘(can)留,周長(chang)(chang)3500米(mi)(mi),為(wei)夯(hang)土筑成。其(qi)中(zhong)北(bei)、東(dong)(dong)(dong)、西(xi)三(san)面(mian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)保(bao)存得(de)較(jiao)好。遺址夯(hang)筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)最(zui)高(gao)處殘(can)高(gao)9米(mi)(mi),最(zui)寬處7米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)北(bei)面(mian)大(da)(da)部分有(you)(you)窯洞,保(bao)存完(wan)整(zheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)(dong)(dong)北(bei)角(jiao)有(you)(you)水牢一座,現(xian)只留殘(can)墻(qiang)斷壁(bi),長(chang)(chang)39米(mi)(mi),寬15米(mi)(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)(dong)(dong)南角(jiao)有(you)(you)一完(wan)整(zheng)的(de)(de)(de)烽火臺,寬6米(mi)(mi),高(gao)9米(mi)(mi)。北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)外有(you)(you)校場(chang)和點將臺,占地(di)近1公頃。古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)文化(hua)堆積層(ceng)厚2米(mi)(mi),地(di)面(mian)有(you)(you)大(da)(da)量磚石、骨頭、瓦片、宋瓷片等(deng)。古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)(you)南北(bei)兩門(men),現(xian)在(zai)僅存殘(can)跡(ji),依稀可辨。十六國時(shi)期夏國的(de)(de)(de)創建(jian)者赫(he)(he)連勃(bo)勃(bo)在(zai)吳(wu)起(qi)境內(nei)修了許多城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池,鐵邊(bian)(bian)(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)即是其(qi)中(zhong)之一。據傳說,赫(he)(he)連勃(bo)勃(bo)征(zheng)戰頻(pin)繁,三(san)個女(nv)兒為(wei)替父分憂(you),分別管理(li)琵琶城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、山丹城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和鐵邊(bian)(bian)(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),守鐵邊(bian)(bian)(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)赫(he)(he)連鐵為(wei)大(da)(da)女(nv)兒。
如今(jin),總投(tou)資3億元的鐵(tie)邊城(cheng)(cheng)古城(cheng)(cheng)鎮正(zheng)在建設(she)中,目(mu)前一期工程(cheng)(cheng)的項目(mu)建設(she)已經(jing)全部完(wan)成(cheng)。第二期從2011年(nian)到2014年(nian),規劃完(wan)成(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)區支巷道、城(cheng)(cheng)墻恢復、南北城(cheng)(cheng)門、古塔(ta)公(gong)園、九山(shan)生態綠化工程(cheng)(cheng)等建設(she)項目(mu)。第三期從2014年(nian)到2018年(nian),將完(wan)成(cheng)“女王(wang)墳”公(gong)園、三義(yi)廟(miao)、點將臺公(gong)園、古鎮旅(lv)游接(jie)待中心等旅(lv)游建設(she)項目(mu)。