吳起(qi)縣鐵(tie)邊城(cheng)(cheng)鎮坐東向西(xi)(xi),東邊靠山,西(xi)(xi)、北(bei)、南三(san)面(mian)臨川(chuan),遺址上有(you)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)殘留(liu),周長3500米,為夯(hang)土筑成。其(qi)中(zhong)北(bei)、東、西(xi)(xi)三(san)面(mian)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)保存(cun)得較好。遺址夯(hang)筑城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)最高(gao)處(chu)殘高(gao)9米,最寬處(chu)7米,城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)北(bei)面(mian)大部分有(you)窯(yao)洞,保存(cun)完整。城(cheng)(cheng)東北(bei)角有(you)水(shui)牢(lao)一座,現只留(liu)殘墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)斷壁,長39米,寬15米。城(cheng)(cheng)東南角有(you)一完整的烽火臺(tai)(tai),寬6米,高(gao)9米。北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)外(wai)有(you)校場和點將臺(tai)(tai),占地(di)近1公頃。古城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)文化堆積層厚2米,地(di)面(mian)有(you)大量磚石、骨頭(tou)、瓦片、宋瓷片等。古城(cheng)(cheng)開有(you)南北(bei)兩門,現在僅存(cun)殘跡(ji),依稀可辨。十六(liu)國(guo)時期夏國(guo)的創建者赫(he)連(lian)(lian)勃勃在吳起(qi)境內(nei)修了(le)許多城(cheng)(cheng)池(chi),鐵(tie)邊城(cheng)(cheng)即是其(qi)中(zhong)之(zhi)一。據傳說,赫(he)連(lian)(lian)勃勃征戰(zhan)頻繁,三(san)個女(nv)兒為替父分憂(you),分別管(guan)理(li)琵琶城(cheng)(cheng)、山丹(dan)城(cheng)(cheng)和鐵(tie)邊城(cheng)(cheng),守(shou)鐵(tie)邊城(cheng)(cheng)的赫(he)連(lian)(lian)鐵(tie)為大女(nv)兒。
如今,總(zong)投資3億元的(de)鐵邊(bian)城(cheng)古(gu)城(cheng)鎮正在建設(she)中(zhong),目(mu)前一期工(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)的(de)項目(mu)建設(she)已(yi)經全部(bu)完成(cheng)。第二期從(cong)2011年(nian)(nian)到2014年(nian)(nian),規(gui)劃完成(cheng)城(cheng)區(qu)支巷道、城(cheng)墻(qiang)恢復、南(nan)北城(cheng)門、古(gu)塔(ta)公(gong)(gong)園、九山生態(tai)綠化(hua)工(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)等建設(she)項目(mu)。第三期從(cong)2014年(nian)(nian)到2018年(nian)(nian),將(jiang)完成(cheng)“女王墳”公(gong)(gong)園、三義廟、點將(jiang)臺公(gong)(gong)園、古(gu)鎮旅游(you)接(jie)待中(zhong)心等旅游(you)建設(she)項目(mu)。