Batu Tinagat Lighthouse, Maritime lighthouse in Tawau, Malaysia.

Batu Tinagat Lighthouse is a round cylindrical cast iron tower standing 9 meters tall with a white exterior and red lantern positioned at the coastal edge of Sabah. The structure rises from the water to guide passing ships.

Chance Brothers and Co. Limited of Birmingham delivered the lighthouse components in 1915, and the British North Borneo Chartered Company commissioned the light in 1916 to guide ships carrying coal from Silimpopon. Captain Frederick Charles Learmonth of HMS Merlin chose the site and advised on the project. After World War II, machine-gun damage to the wall was repaired with $80,595 approved by the colonial government, and the light ran on solar power from 1999 until a new lighthouse replaced it in 2008.

The lighthouse is known in Malay as Rumah Api Batu Tinagat, and in Swahili as Taa Kuu ya Batu Tinagat. Its light was produced with kerosene in the early years, and from 1999 the station ran on solar energy until a new lighthouse replaced it in 2008.

The Marine Department of Sabah maintains and cares for this heritage structure, which has held protected status since 2018 under the State Heritage Enactment. Visitors should know that access from shore varies with tides due to its waterside location.

The original design relied on a kerosene-fueled system with a mercury float pedestal to produce light and guide ships. In 1999 it switched to solar power and has operated independently ever since without needing external energy sources.