建設沿革
據史載,烏(wu)程令嚴白(bai)虎為拒呂(lv)蒙,建筑此城堡,距今(jin)已近(jin)1800年(nian),是省內所存不(bu)(bu)多的(de)中古(gu)以前(qian)軍事城堡,具有(you)重要價值。城山(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)另(ling)有(you)后期文物遺跡多處(chu),如(ru)城山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺明清墓塔、山(shan)(shan)(shan)道兩側(ce)之(zhi)(zhi)石刻(ke)造像等。其中半山(shan)(shan)(shan)腰石階(jie)西(xi)側(ce)有(you)3塊巨石上(shang)的(de)元代雕像至今(jin)清晰(xi)可見。古(gu)城遺址中心,始建于(yu)南朝宋(song)文帝(di)元嘉元年(nian)(424年(nian))的(de)城山(shan)(shan)(shan)教(jiao)寺(又(you)名清涼禪院),現今(jin)的(de)主體為清代、民(min)國建筑,黃墻黛瓦,座南朝北。經過不(bu)(bu)斷(duan)的(de)修建,如(ru)今(jin)保存山(shan)(shan)(shan)門(men)、前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(天王殿(dian)(dian)(dian))、正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(毗(pi)盧殿(dian)(dian)(dian))等,東西(xi)兩邊(bian)(bian)各(ge)五(wu)間有(you)樓閣僧房。前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)和正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)都有(you)天井,兩殿(dian)(dian)(dian)之(zhi)(zhi)間有(you)一(yi)(yi)方池(chi),如(ru)今(jin)被(bei)游客視為許(xu)(xu)愿(yuan)池(chi),不(bu)(bu)少(shao)錢幣散落在池(chi)中的(de)石頭(tou)鯉(li)魚邊(bian)(bian)。 寺廟正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)東側(ce)有(you)三座清代舍(she)利塔,引(yin)來不(bu)(bu)少(shao)游客和信佛(fo)人(ren)(ren)士敬(jing)仰的(de)目(mu)光。寺廟南面的(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)坡上(shang)則是一(yi)(yi)座道觀,內供道教(jiao)仙人(ren)(ren)呂(lv)洞賓。廣施恩(en)惠的(de)他被(bei)世人(ren)(ren)奉為呂(lv)祖,每年(nian)都有(you)不(bu)(bu)少(shao)善(shan)男信女前(qian)來求簽許(xu)(xu)下心愿(yuan)。
2005年(nian)3月16日(ri)被公布為(wei)(wei)省級文物(wu)保(bao)護單位。2013年(nian)5月被國務院(yuan)核(he)定為(wei)(wei)第七批全(quan)國重點(dian)文物(wu)保(bao)護單位。