現存古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺址經歷1920年(nian)海原大(da)地(di)震后,北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)傾(qing)斜嚴(yan)重,今(jin)天的(de)(de)(de)西安(an)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),已是斷垣殘壁(bi),北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)傾(qing)塌嚴(yan)重,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻僅(jin)存七(qi)八尺的(de)(de)(de)漫坡狀土(tu)(tu)壟,南城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)現存狀況較好,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)之(zhi)四(si)周(zhou)(zhou)可見當(dang)年(nian)的(de)(de)(de)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕痕跡。 是海原縣(xian)的(de)(de)(de)縣(xian)級(ji)保護(hu)文物(wu)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內曾出(chu)土(tu)(tu)錫(xi)鼎、大(da)明宣德爐、銅鏡等文物(wu)。地(di)面遺留著大(da)量宋(song)代(dai)和明清時的(de)(de)(de)建筑(zhu)和器物(wu)殘片,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)四(si)周(zhou)(zhou)可見當(dang)年(nian)的(de)(de)(de)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)壕痕跡。
西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)安(an)州古城,宋置(zhi)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)安(an)州,在(zai)今寧夏(xia)(xia)海原縣(xian)城西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)約(yue)20公(gong)里(li)處,背(bei)靠(kao)天都(dou)山(shan),前(qian)臨鎖黃(huang)川。歷史上稱(cheng)之為"固(gu)靖之咽(yan)喉(hou),甘涼之襟帶"。古城筑于宋夏(xia)(xia)交鋒時(shi)期(qi),宋太宗雍(yong)熙二年(nian)(985年(nian)),天都(dou)山(shan)一帶被(bei)西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)占據。宋金皇統六(liu)年(nian),以西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)安(an)州等沿邊地賜西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)國,1042年(nian),西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)在(zai)天都(dou)山(shan)下(xia)(今黃(huang)灣村)修建豪華壯麗的(de)7座大殿,內府庫(ku)館舍齊備。西(xi)(xi)(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)皇帝元昊和(he)沒移氏(shi)在(zai)這(zhe)里(li)舉行了盛大的(de)婚禮。此后,每當盛夏(xia)(xia)季節,元昊和(he)沒移氏(shi)就在(zai)這(zhe)里(li)吃(chi)喝玩樂,盡情享受。
明(ming)清(qing)時(shi)曾重修,城(cheng)墻墻體為(wei)長(chang)方形,殘(can)高(gao)4-8米(mi),城(cheng)墻每(mei)50米(mi)就有一(yi)個(ge)馬面(mian),共有38個(ge),四面(mian)建(jian)角(jiao)樓(lou),東(dong)西(xi)開城(cheng)門,其建(jian)筑帶有典(dian)型(xing)的(de)宋朝風格。 明(ming)代(dai)成(cheng)化四年(1468年),固原滿(man)俊起義被明(ming)朝政府圍剿鎮(zhen)壓(ya)之后(hou),在城(cheng)內增筑隔墻一(yi)道,分為(wei)南北二城(cheng),同時(shi)修筑南城(cheng),以磚相甃,并(bing)在城(cheng)的(de)四面(mian)建(jian)有角(jiao)樓(lou),置西(xi)安州守(shou)御千戶所。
清設游擊駐防。