郢城遺址位于湖北省荊州市,是秦代、漢代時期的遺址。郢(ying)城遺(yi)址現(xian)為土城垣(yuan),城垣(yuan)為正方形,周(zhou)長5.5公里,邊長1.4公里,城垣(yuan)高3至(zhi)6米(mi),寬(kuan)15至(zhi)20米(mi),垣(yuan)頂寬(kuan)7至(zhi)10米(mi),城門及烽火臺等遺(yi)跡(ji)可(ke)見。2013年5月,被國務院核定(ding)公布為第七(qi)批全國重點文(wen)物保護單位。郢城(cheng)遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)遺(yi)(yi)跡豐富,保存較好,對研(yan)究秦(qin)漢時期的歷史具有很高(gao)價值。郢城(cheng)遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)位于(yu)湖北省荊州市,是秦(qin)代、漢代時期的遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)。
郢城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺址現為土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)為正方形,周長5.5公(gong)里,邊長1.4公(gong)里,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)高3至6米(mi),寬15至20米(mi),垣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)頂寬7至10米(mi),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門及烽火臺等遺跡可見。
2013年(nian)5月,被(bei)國務(wu)院核(he)定公布(bu)為第七批全(quan)國重點文物(wu)保護(hu)單位。郢(ying)城(cheng)遺址遺跡豐富,保存較(jiao)好,對研(yan)究秦漢時期(qi)的歷史具有很高價(jia)值。
郢城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)古遺址現為(wei)土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內地下遍布是古建筑遺址。土(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)為(wei)正(zheng)方(fang)形,周長5.5公里,邊長1.4公里,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)高3-6米,寬(kuan)15-20米,垣(yuan)頂寬(kuan)7-10米,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外有護城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,河寬(kuan)30-50米。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)四周中(zhong)間有城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men),四角有烽火臺(tai)(即(ji)炮臺(tai))。至(zhi)今(jin),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)及(ji)烽火臺(tai)依稀可見。在(zai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)的東、西兩(liang)(liang)側建有兩(liang)(liang)座大碑(bei)(牌),碑(bei)名為(wei)"郢城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)"二字。
古遺址上保(bao)存完(wan)好的(de)有烽火臺三處,古城(cheng)(cheng)墻四處,還有楚莊(zhuang)王墓和護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)河都(dou)完(wan)整(zheng)可見。而娘娘井、龍王廟等遺址有所(suo)損壞,但依稀可見。村(cun)民(min)的(de)保(bao)護(hu)意識比較強。
公元前278年秦將白起拔郢(ying)(ying)(ying)(注意是郢(ying)(ying)(ying),指郢(ying)(ying)(ying)都、紀(ji)南(nan)城(cheng)(cheng),不是郢(ying)(ying)(ying)城(cheng)(cheng))后,火燒楚國都城(cheng)(cheng)郢(ying)(ying)(ying),在(zai)(zai)故址的東南(nan)3KM處修城(cheng)(cheng)置(zhi)郡縣,是為郢(ying)(ying)(ying)城(cheng)(cheng)。為秦時南(nan)郡郡治所在(zai)(zai)地,西(xi)漢時置(zhi)郡縣,王莽篡漢后城(cheng)(cheng)廢(此時南(nan)郡已遷至長江邊的荊州(zhou)(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng),在(zai)(zai)郢(ying)(ying)(ying)城(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)南(nan)方(fang)3KM處,即今日荊州(zhou)(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)所在(zai)(zai)地)。