磐安(an)圍,位于(yu)廣(guang)東(dong)省興寧市葉塘鎮河西(xi)村麻嶺(ling)頂東(dong)麓,是“興寧十大古民居“之一(yi)。由劉(liu)氏十七世吉昌于(yu)清光(guang)緒二(er)十一(yi)年(1895年)興建(jian)。坐西(xi)向東(dong),為(wei)三堂(tang)四橫圍龍屋布局(ju),總面(mian)闊105.2米,總進深(shen)53.6米,建(jian)筑占地面(mian)積(ji)5060平(ping)方(fang)(fang)米,分布面(mian)積(ji)約15000平(ping)方(fang)(fang)米。
以夯土墻和木石構架承重。灰瓦硬山頂。中軸部分為三堂屋四橫屋,橫屋后(hou)面(mian)是(shi)半(ban)(ban)月(yue)形(xing)圍龍(long),堂(tang)屋(wu)前是(shi)長方形(xing)禾(he)坪(ping),禾(he)坪(ping)前有(you)(you)(you)半(ban)(ban)月(yue)形(xing)池(chi)塘。中軸建筑為方形(xing)廳(ting)(ting)(ting)堂(tang),廳(ting)(ting)(ting)與廳(ting)(ting)(ting)之(zhi)間(jian)(jian)以天井(jing)相隔,大小(xiao)天井(jing)共21個。四周建有(you)(you)(you)角樓。共有(you)(you)(you)房間(jian)(jian)122間(jian)(jian),廳(ting)(ting)(ting)堂(tang)兩邊有(you)(you)(you)南北廳(ting)(ting)(ting)、書齋(zhai)、廂房、花廳(ting)(ting)(ting)、居室、浴(yu)室、廚房等。半(ban)(ban)月(yue)形(xing)的(de)(de)圍屋(wu)連結橫屋(wu),內為花頭腦,其(qi)間(jian)(jian)鑲嵌有(you)(you)(you)“五(wu)行風水石(shi)”。正對中軸線圍龍(long)頂端中間(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)房子是(shi)龍(long)廳(ting)(ting)(ting),是(shi)祭神用(yong)的(de)(de)神圣之(zhi)地。所有(you)(you)(you)天井(jing)、臺階、夯土墻轉角處及大部分門框(kuang)都用(yong)麻(ma)石(shi)條塊加(jia)固(gu)、鋪(pu)墊。在(zai)圍龍(long)屋(wu)兩邊還建有(you)(you)(you)碓間(jian)(jian)、牛(niu)舍、豬欄間(jian)(jian)、馬廄(jiu)、雜物間(jian)(jian)、衛生(sheng)間(jian)(jian)等,實(shi)現了人畜(chu)分居。圍龍(long)屋(wu)外(wai)層設(she)有(you)(you)(you)許多(duo)明暗槍眼,在(zai)四角樓最高處還有(you)(you)(you)瞭望孔,其(qi)設(she)計是(shi)沒有(you)(you)(you)射擊死角,防御功能(neng)較齊全(quan)。屋(wu)后(hou)有(you)(you)(you)山泉水,采用(yong)暗井(jing)、暗渠直通(tong)屋(wu)內,具有(you)(you)(you)隱(yin)蔽性。生(sheng)產、生(sheng)活功能(neng)齊全(quan),如儲(chu)備物資充足,可足不出戶在(zai)圍龍(long)屋(wu)內生(sheng)活一年。2009年被評為興寧市(shi)十大古(gu)民居。