城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)現(xian)高(gao)8米,墻(qiang)基6.3 米,頂(ding)寬5.3米,基部為(wei)條石(shi)砌筑(zhu),墻(qiang)頂(ding)女兒墻(qiang)無存,場(chang)內中(zhong)心有十(shi)字(zi)大街(jie)通向東、南、西(xi)三門(men)(men)(men)(men),分別(bie)稱定遠門(men)(men)(men)(men)、廣定門(men)(men)(men)(men)、永(yong)望門(men)(men)(men)(men)。北(bei)面嵌(qian)石(shi)匾,刻有“中(zhong)前(qian)所(suo)(suo)”三字(zi)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)用青磚(zhuan)作六丁(ding)橫拱券法(fa)砌筑(zhu),白灰填縫,門(men)(men)(men)(men)洞高(gao)6米,寬4.2米。在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)(men)內側,可沿斜坡式(shi)馬道登上(shang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)頂(ding)。現(xian)唯東門(men)(men)(men)(men)馬道尚殘留遺(yi)跡。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)四角有方臺(tai)(tai),現(xian)僅有西(xi)南隅方臺(tai)(tai)保存完(wan)好。前(qian)所(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)歷史悠久,是(shi)山海關外(wai)第一城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),歷史上(shang)是(shi)兵家必爭(zheng)之地(di)。崇德八年(1644年)清(qing)世祖派(pai)鄭親王濟(ji)爾哈朗(lang)和阿濟(ji)格征(zheng)明寧遠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今興城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))。攻陷中(zhong)后所(suo)(suo)(今綏中(zhong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)),前(qian)屯衛城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、中(zhong)前(qian)所(suo)(suo)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等綏中(zhong)諸(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),為(wei)清(qing)軍入關掃清(qing)了道路。