吳(wu)起(qi)縣鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)坐東(dong)向西(xi),東(dong)邊(bian)靠(kao)山(shan),西(xi)、北(bei)、南(nan)三(san)面(mian)臨川,遺址上有(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)殘留(liu),周長3500米,為夯土筑成。其中北(bei)、東(dong)、西(xi)三(san)面(mian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)保存(cun)得較好(hao)。遺址夯筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)最高處殘高9米,最寬處7米,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)北(bei)面(mian)大(da)部分有(you)(you)窯洞(dong),保存(cun)完(wan)(wan)整(zheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)北(bei)角有(you)(you)水牢一(yi)(yi)座,現(xian)只留(liu)殘墻(qiang)(qiang)斷壁,長39米,寬15米。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)東(dong)南(nan)角有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)完(wan)(wan)整(zheng)的(de)(de)烽火臺(tai),寬6米,高9米。北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)外(wai)有(you)(you)校(xiao)場(chang)和點將臺(tai),占地(di)近1公(gong)頃。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內文化堆積層厚2米,地(di)面(mian)有(you)(you)大(da)量磚石、骨頭(tou)、瓦片(pian)、宋瓷片(pian)等。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)(you)南(nan)北(bei)兩門,現(xian)在僅存(cun)殘跡,依稀可辨。十六(liu)國時期夏國的(de)(de)創(chuang)建者赫(he)連勃(bo)勃(bo)在吳(wu)起(qi)境內修了(le)許多(duo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)池,鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)即是其中之一(yi)(yi)。據傳說,赫(he)連勃(bo)勃(bo)征戰(zhan)頻繁,三(san)個女兒為替(ti)父分憂,分別管理琵(pi)琶城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、山(shan)丹城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),守鐵(tie)邊(bian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)赫(he)連鐵(tie)為大(da)女兒。
如今,總投資3億元的(de)鐵邊城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)正在建設(she)中(zhong),目前一期工(gong)程的(de)項目建設(she)已經全部完成。第(di)二期從2011年(nian)到(dao)2014年(nian),規(gui)劃完成城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區支巷(xiang)道、城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)恢復、南北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門、古塔公(gong)園(yuan)、九山生態綠化工(gong)程等建設(she)項目。第(di)三(san)期從2014年(nian)到(dao)2018年(nian),將完成“女王(wang)墳”公(gong)園(yuan)、三(san)義廟、點將臺公(gong)園(yuan)、古鎮(zhen)(zhen)旅游接(jie)待中(zhong)心等旅游建設(she)項目。