吳起(qi)縣鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮坐東向西,東邊(bian)靠山(shan),西、北(bei)(bei)(bei)、南三面(mian)(mian)臨川,遺址(zhi)上有(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻殘留,周長3500米,為(wei)夯土筑成。其(qi)中北(bei)(bei)(bei)、東、西三面(mian)(mian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻保存得較好。遺址(zhi)夯筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻最高處殘高9米,最寬處7米,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻北(bei)(bei)(bei)面(mian)(mian)大部(bu)分有(you)窯(yao)洞,保存完整。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東北(bei)(bei)(bei)角有(you)水牢一座,現只留殘墻斷(duan)壁(bi),長39米,寬15米。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東南角有(you)一完整的(de)(de)烽火臺,寬6米,高9米。北(bei)(bei)(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻外有(you)校場和點將(jiang)臺,占地(di)(di)近(jin)1公頃(qing)。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內文化堆(dui)積層厚2米,地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)有(you)大量磚(zhuan)石(shi)、骨頭、瓦片、宋瓷片等。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)南北(bei)(bei)(bei)兩門,現在僅(jin)存殘跡,依稀可(ke)辨。十(shi)六國(guo)時(shi)期夏國(guo)的(de)(de)創建(jian)者赫連勃勃在吳起(qi)境內修了許多(duo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池,鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)即是其(qi)中之一。據(ju)傳說,赫連勃勃征戰頻繁,三個女兒(er)為(wei)替父(fu)分憂,分別管理(li)琵琶(pa)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、山(shan)丹城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),守鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)赫連鐵(tie)為(wei)大女兒(er)。
如(ru)今(jin),總投資(zi)3億元的(de)鐵邊城古城鎮(zhen)正在建設(she)中(zhong),目前一(yi)期(qi)(qi)(qi)工(gong)程的(de)項(xiang)目建設(she)已經全部完(wan)成(cheng)。第(di)(di)二(er)期(qi)(qi)(qi)從2011年(nian)(nian)到2014年(nian)(nian),規(gui)劃完(wan)成(cheng)城區支巷(xiang)道(dao)、城墻恢復、南北城門、古塔公(gong)(gong)園、九(jiu)山(shan)生態綠化工(gong)程等(deng)建設(she)項(xiang)目。第(di)(di)三期(qi)(qi)(qi)從2014年(nian)(nian)到2018年(nian)(nian),將完(wan)成(cheng)“女王墳”公(gong)(gong)園、三義廟、點將臺(tai)公(gong)(gong)園、古鎮(zhen)旅(lv)游接待(dai)中(zhong)心等(deng)旅(lv)游建設(she)項(xiang)目。