Located at Batu Putih village and 41km from the Kota
Kinabatangan township, Agop Batu Tulug is a steep limestone cliff that stands
39 meters high and is part of the 20-25 million- year old Labang limestone
formation. The word ‘agop' in the Orang Sungai language means cave. There are
three main caves, agop suriba (lower) on the forest floor, lintaga (middle) and
sawat (upper) betweeen 12-15m high.
Inside the middle and upper caves are more than a hundred
carved wooden coffins dating back 200-250 years, watched over by bats and
swallows. Batu Putih village can be viewed from here as well.
The coffins resemble different animals associated to the
beliefs of the Orang Sungai but it has also been said that they are the coffins
of the Chinese who once settled in the area as Chinese artifacts were found
among the remains.
A site Museum since 1996, it has facilities such as an
information center, stairs leading to the caves, toilets and resting huts.
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