安(an)城(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)墻系原安(an)吉縣城(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)墻,在今安(an)吉縣安(an)城(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen),距(ju)遞鋪鎮(zhen)8公(gong)里,西苕溪西岸。四周平地(di),西1.6公(gong)里有金(jin)鐘山。
東(dong)(dong)漢靈帝中平二年(nian)(nian)(nian)(185)安(an)(an)吉(ji)立縣時,縣治設(she)在天目鄉(今孝(xiao)豐鎮)。唐開元二十六年(nian)(nian)(nian)(738)縣令孔志道遷治于(yu)玉磬山東(dong)(dong)南。后又遷馬家渡(du)西,即今安(an)(an)城鎮地。舊無(wu)(wu)城郭(guo)。元末,明(ming)兵攻克安(an)(an)吉(ji)、無(wu)(wu)帥費愚、總管張俊德(de)于(yu)丙(bing)申年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1356)奉令來戌(xu),始筑土(tu)城;次年(nian)(nian)(nian)重(zhong)砌(qi)以石,延伸長(chang)度(du)六里,高二丈余。門(men)有四:東(dong)(dong)名迎春(chun)、南曰(yue)朝陽,西稱(cheng)寶成,北(bei)號拱辰。城瀕(bin)大溪,引(yin)水為(wei)濠,鑿濠為(wei)池(chi),僅通(tong)舟筏。明(ming)洪武五(wu)、六年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian)(1372-1373),知(zhi)縣張士良創建四城譙(qiao)樓。嘉靖(jing)三十二年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1553)知(zhi)州林(lin)壁重(zhong)修,并建譙(qiao)樓更鋪。三十三年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1554)知(zhi)州江一麟復加(jia)高3尺,內(nei)土(tu)岸砌(qi)石。嗣后,于(yu)明(ming)代天啟年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian),清代雍正、乾隆、咸豐年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(jian)曾多次重(zhong)修。
安城(cheng)城(cheng)墻(qiang)在(zai)歷(li)史上不僅具(ju)有防御功(gong)能,而(er)且發揮了防洪(hong)作用(yong)。由(you)于安城(cheng)緊靠西苕溪,水(shui)流湍急(ji),經常(chang)發生洪(hong)災。明天啟三(san)年(1623)洪(hong)水(shui)沖壞東城(cheng)墻(qiang)二十(shi)四丈并馬路幫岸;清(qing)道光三(san)十(shi)年(1850)洪(hong)水(shui)沖倒城(cheng)墻(qiang)數十(shi)丈,城(cheng)內遭殃。因而(er)歷(li)代重視城(cheng)墻(qiang)的維修,且在(zai)城(cheng)門(men)外邊砌(qi)有石質閘槽(cao)。南門(men)閘槽(cao)高(gao)1.66米,寬9厘米,深(shen)5厘米。以(yi)便洪(hong)水(shui)到來(lai)之前,上閘板擋住洪(hong)水(shui)。
城墻保存基本完整。除東(dong)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(迎(ying)春(chun)門(men)(men)(men)(men))因修(xiu)公路拆除、北門(men)(men)(men)(men)(拱辰門(men)(men)(men)(men))頂部(bu)已有(you)一部(bu)分拆掉以外,其它兩門(men)(men)(men)(men)保存基本完好。城門(men)(men)(men)(men)為磚石巷券(quan)頂式。現存城墻高4.5米左右,原5米多。南門(men)(men)(men)(men)內有(you)“乾隆(long)三(san)十三(san)年(nian)(nian)夏月署(shu)安(an)吉州知州事(shi)(shi)合肥張先岸監修(xiu)”碑刻(ke);北門(men)(men)(men)(men)內有(you)“咸豐(feng)元年(nian)(nian)知安(an)吉縣事(shi)(shi)長樂鄭(zheng)廷(ting)珪監督紳董重(zhong)修(xiu)”碑刻(ke)。