郢城遺址位于湖北省荊州市,是秦代、漢代時期的遺址。郢(ying)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺址現為(wei)(wei)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)為(wei)(wei)正(zheng)方形,周長(chang)5.5公(gong)里,邊長(chang)1.4公(gong)里,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)高3至6米,寬15至20米,垣(yuan)頂(ding)寬7至10米,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門及烽火臺等遺跡可(ke)見。2013年5月,被國(guo)務院(yuan)核定公布為第七批全國(guo)重點文(wen)物(wu)保護單(dan)位(wei)。郢(ying)(ying)城(cheng)遺(yi)址遺(yi)跡豐富,保(bao)存較好,對研究秦漢(han)時期(qi)的(de)歷(li)史具有(you)很高價值。郢(ying)(ying)城(cheng)遺(yi)址位于湖(hu)北省荊州市,是(shi)秦代(dai)、漢(han)代(dai)時期(qi)的(de)遺(yi)址。
郢城(cheng)遺(yi)址現為土城(cheng)垣,城(cheng)垣為正方形,周長(chang)5.5公(gong)里(li),邊長(chang)1.4公(gong)里(li),城(cheng)垣高3至6米,寬15至20米,垣頂(ding)寬7至10米,城(cheng)門及烽火臺等遺(yi)跡可見。
2013年5月,被國(guo)務(wu)院核定公布為第七批(pi)全國(guo)重點文物保護(hu)單位。郢城遺址遺跡豐富,保存較好,對研(yan)究秦漢時期(qi)的歷史具(ju)有很高價值。
郢城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)古(gu)遺址現為(wei)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)地下遍布是古(gu)建筑遺址。土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)為(wei)正(zheng)方形,周長5.5公(gong)(gong)里(li),邊長1.4公(gong)(gong)里(li),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)高3-6米(mi),寬(kuan)(kuan)(kuan)15-20米(mi),垣(yuan)頂寬(kuan)(kuan)(kuan)7-10米(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外(wai)有護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,河寬(kuan)(kuan)(kuan)30-50米(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)四周中間有城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,四角有烽火(huo)臺(即炮臺)。至今,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門及烽火(huo)臺依稀可見。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)的東(dong)、西(xi)兩側建有兩座大碑(bei)(牌(pai)),碑(bei)名為(wei)"郢城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)"二(er)字。
古(gu)遺址上保存完好的有烽火(huo)臺三(san)處(chu),古(gu)城(cheng)墻四處(chu),還有楚莊(zhuang)王墓(mu)和護城(cheng)河(he)都完整可見。而娘(niang)娘(niang)井(jing)、龍王廟(miao)等遺址有所損壞,但依稀可見。村民的保護意識比較強。
公元(yuan)前278年秦(qin)將白起拔郢(注意是(shi)郢,指郢都、紀南(nan)城(cheng)(cheng),不(bu)是(shi)郢城(cheng)(cheng))后(hou),火(huo)燒楚(chu)國都城(cheng)(cheng)郢,在故(gu)址的東(dong)南(nan)3KM處修城(cheng)(cheng)置(zhi)郡(jun)(jun)縣,是(shi)為郢城(cheng)(cheng)。為秦(qin)時南(nan)郡(jun)(jun)郡(jun)(jun)治所在地,西漢時置(zhi)郡(jun)(jun)縣,王莽(mang)篡漢后(hou)城(cheng)(cheng)廢(此時南(nan)郡(jun)(jun)已(yi)遷(qian)至長江(jiang)邊的荊州城(cheng)(cheng),在郢城(cheng)(cheng)西南(nan)方3KM處,即今日荊州城(cheng)(cheng)所在地)。