城(cheng)(cheng)址依起伏的山脊構筑(zhu)(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)垣,平面呈(cheng)不規則(ze)形,周長約7公里,面積約120萬(wan)平方(fang)米(mi)(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)墻石筑(zhu)(zhu),現(xian)高約2~3米(mi)(mi),緊貼城(cheng)(cheng)墻內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)側有(you)寬2~5米(mi)(mi)的壕溝。目前(qian)發(fa)現(xian)門址5處,其中(zhong)東(dong)、西(xi)、北(bei)墻各1,唯南(nan)(nan)墻辟有(you)2門,門道現(xian)寬均約8米(mi)(mi)。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)發(fa)現(xian)3處?望(wang)臺。1處位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)北(bei)門內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)東(dong)南(nan)(nan)約300米(mi)(mi)的小山之(zhi)(zhi)上;另兩處分(fen)別位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)城(cheng)(cheng)址西(xi)南(nan)(nan)角和(he)東(dong)南(nan)(nan)角。西(xi)南(nan)(nan)角的?望(wang)臺現(xian)高約3米(mi)(mi),直徑(jing)約30米(mi)(mi),石筑(zhu)(zhu)而成,登臺?望(wang),琿春河(he)下(xia)游平原一(yi)覽無余。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)現(xian)存有(you)3處水池遺跡(ji)。2處約距東(dong)門50~60米(mi)(mi)處,一(yi)處位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)西(xi)南(nan)(nan)門內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)約500米(mi)(mi)處。水池外(wai)緣石砌(qi),當為蓄水之(zhi)(zhi)用。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)發(fa)現(xian)建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)遺址兩處,分(fen)別位(wei)(wei)于(yu)(yu)北(bei)門內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)?望(wang)臺西(xi)側和(he)北(bei)側的山麓緩坡之(zhi)(zhi)上。地表散(san)見(jian)較(jiao)多的灰色和(he)褐(he)色布紋(wen)瓦(wa)片,瓦(wa)身凸(tu)面施(shi)有(you)繩紋(wen)、席紋(wen)和(he)方(fang)格紋(wen),亦見(jian)指壓紋(wen)板瓦(wa),還(huan)見(jian)有(you)褐(he)色網格紋(wen)板瓦(wa)。其中(zhong)一(yi)件灰瓦(wa)印有(you)陽文“王”字,其下(xia)仍有(you)文字,惜(xi)已殘缺。城(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)(nei)(nei)(nei)曾出土(tu)有(you)輪制陶片、耳和(he)鐵鏃。
目前學(xue)術(shu)界(jie)對(dui)(dui)薩(sa)(sa)其(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)的年代(dai)和性質考證,觀(guan)點不一。《琿春縣文(wen)物(wu)(wu)志》認(ren)為(wei)(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)為(wei)(wei)渤(bo)海時期軍事性山(shan)城(cheng)(cheng)。李健才(cai)在《琿春渤(bo)海古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)考》中(zhong),提出(chu)薩(sa)(sa)其(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)高(gao)句麗“柵城(cheng)(cheng)府”,渤(bo)海穆(mu)州或賀州州治。由于城(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)未經發(fa)掘(jue),以往對(dui)(dui)城(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)年代(dai)、性質的認(ren)定多(duo)依(yi)據歷史(shi)地理考證和地表調(diao)查,缺乏確(que)實可信的實證依(yi)據。薩(sa)(sa)其(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)規(gui)模很大,吉林省(sheng)境內的山(shan)城(cheng)(cheng)中(zhong)少見(jian)。城(cheng)(cheng)內出(chu)土(tu)遺物(wu)(wu)豐(feng)富,可能存(cun)在多(duo)個時期的遺存(cun)。以往學(xue)術(shu)界(jie)對(dui)(dui)大量發(fa)現于吉林延邊地區的山(shan)城(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)年代(dai)、性質的認(ren)定頗具爭議,對(dui)(dui)薩(sa)(sa)其(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)開展進一步研究,對(dui)(dui)開展高(gao)句麗疆域,渤(bo)海行政區劃,以及(ji)吉林東部地區山(shan)城(cheng)(cheng)的年代(dai)、性質研究均具有極(ji)為(wei)(wei)重要(yao)的現實意義。