吳起(qi)縣鐵(tie)(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)坐(zuo)東(dong)向西,東(dong)邊(bian)靠(kao)山(shan)(shan),西、北(bei)、南三(san)(san)面(mian)臨川,遺(yi)址上有(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)殘留,周(zhou)長3500米(mi)(mi),為夯(hang)土筑成。其中北(bei)、東(dong)、西三(san)(san)面(mian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)保(bao)存得較好。遺(yi)址夯(hang)筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)最高(gao)處殘高(gao)9米(mi)(mi),最寬(kuan)處7米(mi)(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)北(bei)面(mian)大部分有(you)窯洞(dong),保(bao)存完整。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)北(bei)角有(you)水牢一(yi)座,現(xian)只留殘墻(qiang)斷壁,長39米(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)15米(mi)(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)南角有(you)一(yi)完整的(de)烽火臺,寬(kuan)6米(mi)(mi),高(gao)9米(mi)(mi)。北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)外有(you)校場和點將(jiang)臺,占地近(jin)1公頃。古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)文化堆積層厚(hou)2米(mi)(mi),地面(mian)有(you)大量磚(zhuan)石、骨(gu)頭、瓦(wa)片(pian)(pian)、宋瓷片(pian)(pian)等。古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)南北(bei)兩(liang)門(men),現(xian)在僅存殘跡,依稀可辨。十(shi)六國(guo)時期夏國(guo)的(de)創(chuang)建(jian)者赫連勃(bo)(bo)勃(bo)(bo)在吳起(qi)境內(nei)修了(le)許多城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池,鐵(tie)(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)即是其中之一(yi)。據傳說,赫連勃(bo)(bo)勃(bo)(bo)征(zheng)戰頻繁,三(san)(san)個女兒為替(ti)父分憂,分別管(guan)理(li)琵琶城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、山(shan)(shan)丹城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和鐵(tie)(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),守鐵(tie)(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)赫連鐵(tie)(tie)為大女兒。
如(ru)今,總投(tou)資3億(yi)元的鐵邊城(cheng)古城(cheng)鎮(zhen)正在建(jian)設(she)中,目(mu)(mu)(mu)前一期(qi)工程的項(xiang)目(mu)(mu)(mu)建(jian)設(she)已經全(quan)部完(wan)成。第二期(qi)從2011年(nian)到2014年(nian),規劃完(wan)成城(cheng)區支巷道、城(cheng)墻恢復、南北(bei)城(cheng)門、古塔公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)、九山生(sheng)態綠化工程等建(jian)設(she)項(xiang)目(mu)(mu)(mu)。第三(san)期(qi)從2014年(nian)到2018年(nian),將完(wan)成“女王墳”公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)、三(san)義(yi)廟(miao)、點將臺公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)、古鎮(zhen)旅(lv)游接待中心等旅(lv)游建(jian)設(she)項(xiang)目(mu)(mu)(mu)。