安(an)(an)(an)城(cheng)城(cheng)墻系原(yuan)安(an)(an)(an)吉縣(xian)城(cheng)城(cheng)墻,在今安(an)(an)(an)吉縣(xian)安(an)(an)(an)城(cheng)鎮(zhen),距(ju)遞鋪鎮(zhen)8公里,西(xi)苕溪西(xi)岸(an)。四周(zhou)平地,西(xi)1.6公里有金鐘山。
東(dong)漢靈帝(di)中平二(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(185)安(an)吉(ji)立縣(xian)時,縣(xian)治(zhi)設在天目(mu)鄉(今(jin)孝豐鎮)。唐開元二(er)十(shi)(shi)六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(738)縣(xian)令(ling)孔志道遷治(zhi)于(yu)玉磬山東(dong)南。后又遷馬家渡西,即今(jin)安(an)城(cheng)鎮地。舊無城(cheng)郭。元末(mo),明兵攻克安(an)吉(ji)、無帥費(fei)愚、總管張俊德于(yu)丙申年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1356)奉令(ling)來戌,始筑土城(cheng);次(ci)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)重砌以石(shi),延伸(shen)長(chang)度六(liu)里,高二(er)丈(zhang)余。門(men)有四:東(dong)名迎春(chun)、南曰朝陽,西稱寶成,北號拱(gong)辰。城(cheng)瀕大溪,引水(shui)為(wei)濠,鑿濠為(wei)池,僅(jin)通舟筏(fa)。明洪武五(wu)、六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1372-1373),知縣(xian)張士(shi)良創建(jian)四城(cheng)譙樓。嘉(jia)靖三十(shi)(shi)二(er)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1553)知州林壁重修,并(bing)建(jian)譙樓更鋪。三十(shi)(shi)三年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)(1554)知州江(jiang)一麟復加(jia)高3尺,內土岸砌石(shi)。嗣后,于(yu)明代天啟年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間,清(qing)代雍(yong)正、乾隆(long)、咸豐年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)間曾多次(ci)重修。
安(an)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻在歷(li)史(shi)上(shang)不僅具有防(fang)御(yu)功能,而且發(fa)揮(hui)了防(fang)洪(hong)(hong)作用(yong)。由于安(an)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)緊靠西苕溪,水(shui)(shui)(shui)流(liu)湍急,經(jing)常(chang)發(fa)生洪(hong)(hong)災。明天啟(qi)三年(nian)(1623)洪(hong)(hong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)沖壞東城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻二(er)十四(si)丈并馬路(lu)幫岸;清道(dao)光三十年(nian)(1850)洪(hong)(hong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)沖倒城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻數十丈,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)遭殃(yang)。因而歷(li)代重視城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻的維修,且在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)外邊(bian)砌有石質閘槽。南門(men)閘槽高1.66米(mi),寬9厘(li)米(mi),深5厘(li)米(mi)。以便(bian)洪(hong)(hong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)到來之前,上(shang)閘板擋住洪(hong)(hong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)。
城墻(qiang)保(bao)存基(ji)本(ben)完(wan)整。除東門(men)(迎春門(men))因修公路拆(chai)除、北(bei)門(men)(拱辰門(men))頂部(bu)已有一部(bu)分(fen)拆(chai)掉以外,其它兩門(men)保(bao)存基(ji)本(ben)完(wan)好。城門(men)為磚石(shi)巷券頂式。現存城墻(qiang)高4.5米(mi)左(zuo)右(you),原5米(mi)多。南門(men)內有“乾隆三十三年夏月署安(an)吉州(zhou)(zhou)知州(zhou)(zhou)事(shi)合肥張先岸監修”碑(bei)刻;北(bei)門(men)內有“咸(xian)豐元年知安(an)吉縣(xian)事(shi)長樂鄭廷(ting)珪監督紳董(dong)重(zhong)修”碑(bei)刻。