EXHIBIT 23
  
  
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS 
  
  
  
 The Board of Directors 
 Rock of Ages Corporation and Subsidiaries: 
  
  
 We consent to the incorporation by reference in Form S-8 (File No. 33-
 45617) of our report dated February 27, 1998, with respect to the
 consolidated balance sheet of Rock of Ages Corporation and Subsidiaries as
 of December 31, 1997, and the related consolidated statements of
 operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended,
 and all related schedules, which report appears in the December 31, 1997,
 annual report on Form 10-K of Rock of Ages Corporation. 
  
 KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 
  
  
  
  
 Burlington, Vermont 
 March 25, 1998