Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-29157, 333-102383, 333-61640 and 333-108032 on Form S-8 of Bank of Granite
Corporation of our reports dated March 10, 2005, relating to the financial
statements of Bank of Granite Corporation and management's report on the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Bank of Granite Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 2004.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Hickory, North Carolina

March 14, 2005