城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)現(xian)高8米(mi),墻(qiang)(qiang)基6.3 米(mi),頂寬5.3米(mi),基部為條石砌筑(zhu),墻(qiang)(qiang)頂女兒墻(qiang)(qiang)無存,場(chang)內中(zhong)(zhong)心有(you)(you)十(shi)字大街通向(xiang)東、南(nan)、西(xi)三門(men)(men),分別稱定遠門(men)(men)、廣定門(men)(men)、永望門(men)(men)。北面嵌石匾,刻有(you)(you)“中(zhong)(zhong)前所(suo)”三字。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)用青磚作(zuo)六丁橫拱券法砌筑(zhu),白灰(hui)填(tian)縫,門(men)(men)洞(dong)高6米(mi),寬4.2米(mi)。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)內側(ce),可沿(yan)斜坡式(shi)馬(ma)道登上(shang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂。現(xian)唯東門(men)(men)馬(ma)道尚殘留遺(yi)跡。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)四角有(you)(you)方臺,現(xian)僅(jin)有(you)(you)西(xi)南(nan)隅方臺保存完好。前所(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)歷(li)史(shi)悠(you)久,是山海關外第(di)一(yi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),歷(li)史(shi)上(shang)是兵家必爭之地。崇德(de)八(ba)年(1644年)清世(shi)祖派鄭親(qin)王濟(ji)(ji)爾哈朗和阿濟(ji)(ji)格征明寧遠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今興城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))。攻陷中(zhong)(zhong)后所(suo)(今綏中(zhong)(zhong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)),前屯衛城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、中(zhong)(zhong)前所(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等(deng)綏中(zhong)(zhong)諸城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),為清軍入關掃清了道路(lu)。