磐(pan)安圍(wei),位(wei)于(yu)廣東(dong)省興寧(ning)市葉塘鎮河西村麻(ma)嶺頂(ding)東(dong)麓,是“興寧(ning)十大古民居“之一。由劉(liu)氏十七(qi)世吉昌于(yu)清光緒二十一年(1895年)興建(jian)。坐西向東(dong),為三堂四(si)橫圍(wei)龍屋(wu)布局,總(zong)面闊105.2米(mi),總(zong)進深53.6米(mi),建(jian)筑(zhu)占地面積(ji)5060平(ping)方米(mi),分布面積(ji)約15000平(ping)方米(mi)。
以夯土墻和木石構架承重。灰瓦硬山頂。中軸部分為三堂屋四橫屋,橫屋后(hou)面(mian)是(shi)半月形(xing)(xing)(xing)圍(wei)龍(long)(long),堂(tang)屋前是(shi)長方形(xing)(xing)(xing)禾(he)坪,禾(he)坪前有(you)(you)半月形(xing)(xing)(xing)池塘。中(zhong)軸建筑為方形(xing)(xing)(xing)廳堂(tang),廳與廳之(zhi)(zhi)間(jian)(jian)以天井(jing)相隔,大小天井(jing)共21個。四周建有(you)(you)角(jiao)樓(lou)。共有(you)(you)房(fang)(fang)間(jian)(jian)122間(jian)(jian),廳堂(tang)兩邊有(you)(you)南北廳、書齋、廂(xiang)房(fang)(fang)、花(hua)廳、居(ju)(ju)室、浴室、廚房(fang)(fang)等。半月形(xing)(xing)(xing)的圍(wei)屋連結橫(heng)屋,內(nei)為花(hua)頭腦,其(qi)間(jian)(jian)鑲(xiang)嵌有(you)(you)“五行(xing)風水石(shi)”。正對(dui)中(zhong)軸線圍(wei)龍(long)(long)頂(ding)端中(zhong)間(jian)(jian)的房(fang)(fang)子(zi)是(shi)龍(long)(long)廳,是(shi)祭神(shen)用的神(shen)圣(sheng)之(zhi)(zhi)地(di)。所有(you)(you)天井(jing)、臺階、夯土墻轉角(jiao)處及大部分門框都用麻石(shi)條塊加固、鋪墊。在(zai)圍(wei)龍(long)(long)屋兩邊還建有(you)(you)碓間(jian)(jian)、牛舍、豬欄(lan)間(jian)(jian)、馬廄(jiu)、雜(za)物間(jian)(jian)、衛生(sheng)間(jian)(jian)等,實現了人畜分居(ju)(ju)。圍(wei)龍(long)(long)屋外層設有(you)(you)許多明暗槍眼,在(zai)四角(jiao)樓(lou)最高處還有(you)(you)瞭望孔,其(qi)設計是(shi)沒有(you)(you)射(she)擊死角(jiao),防御功能(neng)較齊全。屋后(hou)有(you)(you)山(shan)泉水,采用暗井(jing)、暗渠(qu)直通(tong)屋內(nei),具有(you)(you)隱蔽性。生(sheng)產、生(sheng)活功能(neng)齊全,如儲(chu)備物資充足,可足不出戶在(zai)圍(wei)龍(long)(long)屋內(nei)生(sheng)活一年。2009年被評(ping)為興寧(ning)市十大古民居(ju)(ju)。