| **EXHIBIT 23.1**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| **CONSENT OF  INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| We have issued our report dated March 31, 2010, with  respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the  Annual Report of Rock of Ages Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2009.  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference  of said report in the Registration Statements of Rock of Ages Corporation on  Form S-8 (File No. 333-45617, effective February 5, 1998 and File No.  333-128474, effective September 21, 2005). |
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|  /s/ Grant Thornton LLP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Boston, Massachusetts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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