城(cheng)(cheng)址依(yi)起伏的(de)(de)(de)山(shan)脊構(gou)筑城(cheng)(cheng)垣,平面呈不(bu)規則形,周長(chang)約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)7公里,面積約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)120萬平方米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)石(shi)筑,現(xian)高約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)2~3米(mi),緊貼(tie)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)內(nei)側有(you)(you)寬2~5米(mi)的(de)(de)(de)壕溝。目(mu)前(qian)發(fa)現(xian)門址5處(chu)(chu)(chu),其(qi)中東(dong)、西(xi)(xi)(xi)、北(bei)墻(qiang)各(ge)1,唯(wei)南(nan)(nan)墻(qiang)辟有(you)(you)2門,門道現(xian)寬均約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)8米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)發(fa)現(xian)3處(chu)(chu)(chu)?望(wang)(wang)臺。1處(chu)(chu)(chu)位于北(bei)門內(nei)東(dong)南(nan)(nan)約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)300米(mi)的(de)(de)(de)小山(shan)之上;另兩(liang)處(chu)(chu)(chu)分(fen)別(bie)(bie)位于城(cheng)(cheng)址西(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)(nan)角(jiao)和(he)(he)東(dong)南(nan)(nan)角(jiao)。西(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)(nan)角(jiao)的(de)(de)(de)?望(wang)(wang)臺現(xian)高約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)3米(mi),直徑約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)30米(mi),石(shi)筑而(er)成,登(deng)臺?望(wang)(wang),琿春河下游平原一覽無余。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)現(xian)存有(you)(you)3處(chu)(chu)(chu)水池遺跡。2處(chu)(chu)(chu)約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)距(ju)東(dong)門50~60米(mi)處(chu)(chu)(chu),一處(chu)(chu)(chu)位于西(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)(nan)門內(nei)約(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)500米(mi)處(chu)(chu)(chu)。水池外緣石(shi)砌(qi),當為蓄水之用。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)發(fa)現(xian)建筑遺址兩(liang)處(chu)(chu)(chu),分(fen)別(bie)(bie)位于北(bei)門內(nei)?望(wang)(wang)臺西(xi)(xi)(xi)側和(he)(he)北(bei)側的(de)(de)(de)山(shan)麓緩坡之上。地表散見(jian)(jian)較多的(de)(de)(de)灰(hui)色(se)(se)和(he)(he)褐(he)色(se)(se)布紋(wen)瓦(wa)片(pian),瓦(wa)身凸(tu)面施(shi)有(you)(you)繩紋(wen)、席紋(wen)和(he)(he)方格紋(wen),亦見(jian)(jian)指(zhi)壓紋(wen)板瓦(wa),還見(jian)(jian)有(you)(you)褐(he)色(se)(se)網格紋(wen)板瓦(wa)。其(qi)中一件灰(hui)瓦(wa)印有(you)(you)陽文(wen)“王(wang)”字,其(qi)下仍有(you)(you)文(wen)字,惜已(yi)殘(can)缺。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)曾出土(tu)有(you)(you)輪(lun)制陶片(pian)、耳和(he)(he)鐵鏃。
目前(qian)學(xue)術界(jie)對薩(sa)其城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)年(nian)代和(he)性(xing)質(zhi)考證,觀點不一。《琿(hun)春(chun)縣文物(wu)(wu)志》認為城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址為渤(bo)海(hai)時(shi)期軍事性(xing)山城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。李健(jian)才在《琿(hun)春(chun)渤(bo)海(hai)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)考》中,提出薩(sa)其城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為高句麗“柵城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)府(fu)”,渤(bo)海(hai)穆州(zhou)或賀州(zhou)州(zhou)治。由于城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址未經(jing)發(fa)掘,以(yi)往對城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址年(nian)代、性(xing)質(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)認定多依據(ju)歷史地理考證和(he)地表調查(cha),缺乏確實可信(xin)的(de)(de)(de)實證依據(ju)。薩(sa)其城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)規模很大(da),吉(ji)林省境(jing)內的(de)(de)(de)山城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中少(shao)見。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內出土(tu)遺(yi)物(wu)(wu)豐(feng)富,可能存在多個時(shi)期的(de)(de)(de)遺(yi)存。以(yi)往學(xue)術界(jie)對大(da)量發(fa)現于吉(ji)林延邊地區(qu)的(de)(de)(de)山城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址年(nian)代、性(xing)質(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)認定頗具爭議,對薩(sa)其城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開展進一步研究(jiu),對開展高句麗疆域,渤(bo)海(hai)行政(zheng)區(qu)劃,以(yi)及吉(ji)林東部(bu)地區(qu)山城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)年(nian)代、性(xing)質(zhi)研究(jiu)均(jun)具有極(ji)為重要的(de)(de)(de)現實意(yi)義。